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Yoke Thé Minister, an antique Burmese court marionette from Myanmar, in good condition with the original wooden control yoke, string rigging, multi-layered costume with metal trim, and fully functional eye and jaw mechanisms, measuring 80 cm high, 25 cm wide and 15 cm deep.
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Antique Burmese Court Marionette (Yoke Thé)
An exceptional and fully authentic Burmese court marionette from the royal Yoke Thé tradition, one of Myanmar’s most refined classical performing arts dating to the Konbaung Dynasty.
This character represents a high-ranking Minister from the royal theatre repertoire. The Portland Puppet Museum (USA) identified the piece as a genuine northern Burmese court marionette, based on:
• Characteristic H-type wooden control yoke
• Single neck disk construction
• Rare blinking round-eye mechanism
• Functional movable jaw
These features confirm this is an original theatre puppet — not a later decorative export piece.
Remarkably Complete
The marionette retains:
• Original wooden control bar (yoke)
• Original string rigging
• Original multi-layered costume with metal trim
• Carved wooden hands and feet with original polychromy
• Fully operational eye and jaw mechanism
The separately carved wooden eyeballs remain fully controllable — a sophisticated feature found only in high-quality court performance puppets.
Complete examples with intact mechanisms, costume, and rigging are increasingly rare on today’s market.
Antique Burmese Court Marionette (Yoke Thé)
An exceptional and fully authentic Burmese court marionette from the royal Yoke Thé tradition, one of Myanmar’s most refined classical performing arts dating to the Konbaung Dynasty.
This character represents a high-ranking Minister from the royal theatre repertoire. The Portland Puppet Museum (USA) identified the piece as a genuine northern Burmese court marionette, based on:
• Characteristic H-type wooden control yoke
• Single neck disk construction
• Rare blinking round-eye mechanism
• Functional movable jaw
These features confirm this is an original theatre puppet — not a later decorative export piece.
Remarkably Complete
The marionette retains:
• Original wooden control bar (yoke)
• Original string rigging
• Original multi-layered costume with metal trim
• Carved wooden hands and feet with original polychromy
• Fully operational eye and jaw mechanism
The separately carved wooden eyeballs remain fully controllable — a sophisticated feature found only in high-quality court performance puppets.
Complete examples with intact mechanisms, costume, and rigging are increasingly rare on today’s market.
Details
Era
1900-2000
No. of items
1
Style
Antique
Title
Yoke Thé Minister
Country of origin
Myanmar/Burma
Material
Textile, Wood
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Height
80 cm
Width
25 cm
Depth
15 cm
