Puppets

Phone pic, cropped and converted to b/w of Polish wooden carved puppets. The quote was by Keith Richards, Rolling Stones guitarist and songwriter.

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The figure making the comment is Keith Richards, in his own words, just a regular bloke.

nice pic jono - I recall seeing something like that in york maybe ?

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Originally Posted by gwpriester

The figure making the comment is Keith Richards, in his own words, just a regular bloke.

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Yes, but I don't think it is him. I was just trying be sort of funny when I saw the hair and headband! :D

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Originally Posted by handrawn

nice pic jono - I recall seeing something like that in york maybe ?

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The pic was taken at the Ethnographic Museum Kraków (Poland). The figures I believe were from an underground puppet theatre made during the Soviet era of Poland at a time when such things were tightly controlled or even banned.

Here's another pic taken the same time. Sorry it's bit nightmarish. The world of puppets can get very dark.

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Just as an aside, Kraków is a really interesting place to visit. The people are friendly, the food is lovely and there's loads to do and see. Far too much for our quick visit.

thanks jono, a traditional punchinello can be pretty violent... that is another great photo and I dare say much better in black and white