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Quitéria
Solon1970's
Museu de Folclore Edison Carneiro
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Traditional puppet theater character, from the Northeast Region, called "Mamulengo" in Pernambuco, "Babau" in Paraíba, "João Redondo" or "Calunga" in Rio Grande do Norte, and "Cassimiro Coco" in Ceará, Piauí, and Maranhão.
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Details
- Title: Quitéria
- Creator: Solon
- Date Created: 1970's
- Location: Carpina, PE
- Physical Dimensions: 20.8 x 6.4 in
- Medium: Painted wood, metal and fabric
- Photo Credit: Francisco Moreira da Costa
- About Creator: Solon Alves de Mendonça (Cachoeira do Salobro/Feira Nova, PE, 1920 - Brasília, DF, 1987) saw a puppet show at the age of eight and that was enough to ignite his passion. He dedicated himself to making and working with puppets – but not only. Other wooden sculptures and mechanized pieces earned him recognition that he himself didn't share: “They call me an artist (...); I work in art, but I don't consider myself a total artist,” documented anthropologist and curator Lélia Coelho Frota.
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