2. Lemuel

tabletop puppet
The Dismantling of Lemuel Pitkin (2015)
director Mirko Rajas, designer Rosita Raud

As the body of Lemuel Pitkin had to be gradually "dismantled" in the course of the play, the puppet was given teeth that were fixed in the mouth with a magnet. This allowed the puppeteer to remove the teeth in an easy and visible way to depict the loss of teeth on the stage.

A rectangular display case about 180 cm tall with a slanted top. Two sides of the case are black; one of them carries the white text introducing the exhibit. On the right edge of the same side, about 80 cm from the floor, are the exhibit number, the NFC symbol and a QR code — scanning it lets you experience the exhibition in an accessible way.

The other two sides of the case are glass, and the puppet can be seen through them. Depicted on one glass side is the X-ray image of the puppet inside the case, together with keywords naming the materials the puppet is made of.

Lemuel

tabletop puppet
The Dismantling of Lemuel Pitkin (2015)
director Mirko Rajas, designer Rosita Raud

As the body of Lemuel Pitkin had to be gradually "dismantled" in the course of the play, the puppet was given teeth that were fixed in the mouth with a magnet. This allowed the puppeteer to remove the teeth in an easy and visible way to depict the loss of teeth on the stage.

Lemuel is a fair-haired boy about 110 cm tall, sitting on a black case. The puppet's head and hair are made of fabric coated with PVA glue.

Lemuel has blue eyes, his cheeks and the tip of his nose are slightly reddish, and teeth with a black coating show between his open dark lips. At the back of his head is a wooden handle for controlling the puppet.

The boy wears a white shirt with a colourful bow tie, and over it a greyish-beige jacket with two buttons. He has long grey trousers and brown wooden clogs.

In Lemuel's X-ray image, the puppet's whole skeleton-like body is visible. Inside his brightly showing head you can see wires, rivets and a magnet, which are used to move the puppet's eyes and mouth and to remove his teeth. Clearly visible is also the carabiner connecting the head to the body. Lemuel's shoulders are joined by a horizontal plywood support, to which the puppet's arms are attached. Plywood can be found on the demonstration puppet at number 3. The puppet's right elbow is connected with a carabiner. The wire fingers, attached to hands made of balsa wood, show as straight white strokes.

In the middle of the body an upright wooden support is visible. In the middle of the puppet's belly is a hinge, which appears in the X-ray image as a rectangular plate. Found on the demonstration puppet at number 5.

Above the boy's right hip is a metal loop, fixed to his body with bolts and screws.

Of the legs, the most prominent in the image are the puppet's boots with plywood toes, fastened with screws and a metal pin.

You can find a tactile drawing of the puppet's X-ray image at exhibit 12, the light table.

Lemuel
tabletop puppet
The Dismantling of Lemuel Pitkin (2015)
director Mirko Rajas, designer Rosita Raud

Lemuel's body fell into pieces in the play.
The puppet's teeth are held in the mouth with a magnet.
The teeth can be taken out.