ID: 700001734 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700001734	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Karetao / Keretao (articulated marionette figure) (marionette (stringed puppet); Unknown; 1800-1900; Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Wellington, Welling...; OL000175)

Note: Karetao are ceremonial marionettes in the form of men. The body, legs, and head are usually carved from a single piece of wood. This karetao has articulated arms attached by cord, and well-cut moko (tattoo) on the face and thighs.

Titles:

Karetao / Keretao (articulated marionette figure) (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

marionette (stringed puppet) [300211126] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Recreational Artifacts (hierarchy name), recreational artifacts (equipment), puppets (recreational artifacts))

puppet (recreational artifact) [300138750]

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Recreational Artifacts (hierarchy name), recreational artifacts (equipment))

Classifications:

sculptures (preferred)

Creation Date: 1800-1900

Creator Display:

Unknown [preferred,VP]

carver unknown (unknown cultural designation) [500125274]

Locations:

Current: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand) [500311561] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: OL000175

Credit Line: Oldman Collection. Gift of the New Zealand Government, 1992

Creation: New Zealand [1000226] (Geographic)

Display Materials: wood

	wood (plant material) [300011914]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>)

	woodcarving (process) [300054089]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <processes and techniques by material>, <woodworking and woodworking processes and techniques>, woodworking)

Dimensions: Overall: 530 (height) x 100 (width) x 73 (depth) mm

General Subject:

ceremonial objects (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	man (male human) [300025928]
	.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by gender or sex>) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works

Sources and Contributors:
Karetao / Keretao (articulated marionette figure)	........ [VP,TePapa]
	........ Te Papa online (2000-) http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/ObjectDetails.aspx?oid=212846; accessed 15 August 2012
	........ Te Papa spreadsheet (2012)

Subject: ....... [VP,TePapa]

....................... Te Papa spreadsheet (2012)

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Te Papa online (2000-) accessed 15 August 2012