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Item set Shadow Puppets of Kedah
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  • Princess in Purple and Tan Sarong

    Shadow Puppet (Princess), made of (goatskin), paint colors (black, green, purple, red, and tan), curved patterns, features (moveable left arm and moveable left arm ligaments), Height: 40.7 cm, Width: 10.7 cm, Width including right arm extended: 29.3 cm

  • Princess in Red Traditional Pantaloons

    The puppet depicted in profile is of a princess in red traditional pantaloons. The puppet is made of goatskin and its paint colors are black, red, and tan with curved patterns. The puppet features include a moveable left arm and moveable left arm ligaments. Height: 39 cm, Width: 11.5 cm, Width including left arm extended: 31 cm

  • Princess in Traditional Pantaloons

    Shadow Puppet (Princess in Traditional Pantaloons), made of (goatskin), paint colors (black, purple, red, tan), curved patterns, features (moveable left arm and moveable left arm ligaments), Height: 39.7 cm, Width: 11 cm, Width including left arm extended: 32 cm

  • Princess in Traditional Sarong and Kebaya

    The puppet depicted in profile is a princess. The puppet is made of and its paint colors are black, brown, green, purple, and red with curved patterns. The puppet features include a moveable left arm and moveable left arm ligaments. Height: 41 cm, Width: 12 cm, width including moveable left arm extended: 31.4 cm

  • Princess Wearing Red and Tan Sarong

    Princess, made of (goatskin), paint color (black, purple, red, and tan), curved patterns, features (moveable left arm and moveable left arm ligaments), Height: 41.2 cm, Width: 11.6 cm, Width including left arm: 29.5 cm

  • Pun Kiow

    The puppet depicted in profile is a Pun Kiow. The puppet is made of goatskin and its paint color black and red with curved patterns. The puppet features include a moveable left and right arm and moveable left, right arm ligaments, and moveable jaw. Height: 42 cm, Width: 19.1 cm, Width including left and right arm extended: 73 cm

  • Queen Wearing a Selendang (Shawl)

    The puppet depicted in profile is known as a Queen Wearing a Selendang. The puppet is made of goatskin while paint colors include black, green, red, and yellow with curved patterns. The puppet features are a moveable right arm and moveable right arm ligaments. Height: 52.8 cm, Width: 14.2 cm, Width including right arm extended: 36.5 cm

  • Queen Wearing Green and Red Sarong

    The puppet depicted in profile is a queen. The puppet is made of goatskin and its paint colors are black, green, purple, red, and tan with curved patterns. The puppet features include a moveable left arm and moveable left arm ligaments. Height: 52.6 cm, Width: 15 cm, Width including left arm: 33 cm

  • Queen Wearing Purple and Yellow Sarong

    The puppet depicted in profile is of a queen. The puppet is made of goatskin and its paint colors are black, green, red, and yellow with curved patterns. The puppet features include a moveable right arm and moveable right arm ligaments. Height: 52 cm, Width: 16.1 cm, Width including right arm extended: 33 cm

  • Queen Wearing Red and Gold Traditional Attire

    Queen, made of (goatskin), paint colors (black, green, red, and tan), curved patterns, features (moveable right arm and moveable right arm ligaments), Height: 52 cm, Width: 15.1 cm, Width including right arm extended: 33.2 cm

  • Raja Muda (Crown Prince) Holding a Staff

    The puppet depicts a character of a Raja Muda, a refined man in profile holding a staff. The puppet is wearing traditional Malay style clothing. Also, the puppet has exaggerated long fingernails that are painted red along with long and thin eyebrows. The staff that he is holding has a crown on the top of it. The puppets left arm is articulated at the wrist, elbow, and shoulder. Made of (goatskin), paint colors (black, green, purple, red, and tan), curved patterns, features (moveable left arm and moveable left arm ligaments), Height: 42.3 cm, Width: 13 cm, Width including left arm extended: 37.5 cm

  • Raja Muda (Crown Prince) Wearing Colorful Thai Costume

    The puppet depicts the character of a refined Raja Muda (Crown Prince) in profile wearing Thai costume with a pompadour hairstyle popular in the 1960s and 1970s. Note the long fingers, prominent ring, and elongated fingernails symbols of both male and female refined characters. Nang Talung often incorporates modern characters and styles of clothing into the design of its shadow puppets. This puppet depicts the traditional clothing of a prince or wealthy upper-class Thai noble, but sports a modern hairstyle and does not wear a crown or headdress. This puppet could potentially play a prince or other refined male lead role. One arm of the puppet is articulated at the shoulder, elbow and wrist. The articulated arm is manipulated by a puppeteer via a bamboo rod attached by a knotted cord to the hand. The leather puppet is supported by a central bamboo rod that is tied to the leather figure via cording. The leather is thin and translucent goatskin. The puppet has been dyed with vivid colors of pigment that permeate the leather and allow the bright colors of the clothing of the puppet to project through the shadow screen and provide a colorized shadow, Height: 45.1 cm, Width: 13.6 cm, width including extended moveable left arm: 39.1 cm

  • Raja Muda (Crown Prince) Wearing Purple and Red

    Raja Muda, made of (goatskin), paint color (black, green, purple, red, and tan), curved patterns, features (moveable left arm and moveable left arm ligaments), Height: 46.5 cm, Width: 15.9 cm, Width including left arm: 40 cm

  • Reusi Holding a Vessel and Stick with Fish

    Hermit portrayed in profile wearing a simple sarong. The hermit is depicted wearing phallic-shaped amulet and a hermit's headdress. The hermit has a large round abdomen and prominent umbilical hernia. In one hand he carries a stick with two skewered fish. In his other hand he holds a vessel. The hermit is barefoot and part of one of his feet is missing, possibly chewed away by animals. Both arms of the puppet are articulated at the shoulder, elbow and wrist. The articulated arms are manipulated by a puppeteer via bamboo rods attached by a knotted cord to the hand. The leather puppet is supported by a central bamboo rod that is tied to the leather figure via cording. The puppet also features a hinged and articulated jaw with a bamboo hinge which can be moved via a fiber cord in order to enable the puppet to appear to speak. The skin of the puppet has been dyed with black pigment while its clothing and accessories are brightly colored translucent greens and reds. Dimensions: Height: 61.5 cm Width: 11 cm Width including extended articulated arms: 49 cm

  • Reusi- The Sage (Mahaguru)

    Reusi is one of the most highly respected characters in Wayang Gedek. He carries a staff and a gunungan or tree of life and brings good messages and advice to certain characters. Reusi in profile and walking posture. Black face, arms, and feet with a hinged and moveable jaw and articulated left arm. One arm of the Resui shadow puppet is articulated at the shoulder, elbow and wrist. The articulated arm is manipulated by a puppeteer via a bamboo rod attached by a knotted cord to the hand. The leather is thin and translucent goatskin. The puppet has been dyed with vivid colors of pigment that permeate the leather and allow the bright colors of the clothing, fan and headdress of the puppet to project through the shadow screen and provide a colorized shadow. Reusi is a traveling sage depicted holding a fan or gunungan in his right hand and a short staff in his left hand which is typical of Southern Thailand. This Resui puppet is depicted with a bent stature, representing his age and wisdom. His feet are bare. The Reusi puppet features a brightly colored and elaborately decorated sarong, shoulder cloth, fan, and bag. He is depicted wearing kata-pa headdress.

  • Reusi- The Sage (Mahaguru)

    The puppet depicted in profile is a Reusi. The puppet is made of goatskin and its paint colors are black, orange, pink, and purple with curved patterns. The puppet features include a moveable left arm, moveable left arm ligaments, and moveable jaw. Height: 49 cm, width: 17.6 cm, width with moveable arm: 37 cm

  • Reusi, Black Hermit Holding Staff and Fan

    The puppet depicted in profile is a Reusi also known as a Black Hermit. The puppet is made of goatskin and its paint color is black with curved patterns. The features include a moveable left arm, moveable left arm ligaments, and holding sword. Height: 54.5 cm, Width: 15.2 cm, Width including left and right arm: 39.5 cm

  • Reusi, The Hermit Holding Staff and Fan

    Reusi, The Hermit, made of (goatskin), paint color (black, green, pink, purple, red, and yellow), curved patterns, features (holding snake), Height: 37.1 cm, Width: 14.5 cm

  • Samuun with Comb and Mirror

    The puppet depicted is a Samuun holding a comb and mirror and is also a clown character in Wayang Gedek. The puppet is made of goatskin and its paint colors include black and pink. The puppet features include a moveable left and right arm, moveable left and right arm ligaments, moveable jaw, and holding comb and mirror. Height: 31 cm, Width: 7.5 cm, Width including left and right arm extended: 36 cm

  • Skeleton Hantu (Evil Spirit) without Feet

    Shadow puppet (Skeleton Hantu) made from goatskin depicting a skeleton specter in profile with bulging eyes, a distended stomach and knobby knees. One arm is articulated at the shoulder, elbow and wrist. The articulated arm is manipulated by a puppeteer via a bamboo rod attached by a knotted cord to the hand. The leather puppet is supported by a central bamboo rod that is tied to the leather figure via cording. The puppet also features a hinged and articulated jaw with a bamboo hinge which can be moved via a fiber cord in order to enable the puppet to appear to speak. The lower legs and the feet of the puppet are missing, possibly chewed away by rats or Dr. Bank’s pet cats while he was in the field. The puppet was painted black to allow it to cast an opaque black shadow through the puppet screen. Dimensions: Height: 61cm Width: 13cm Width including extended articulated arm: 68.4cm Width including moveable right left arm extended: 68.4 cm

  • Tasi, Woman with a Tiny Head

    The puppet depicted is a Tasi. The puppet is made of goatskin and its paint colors are black, green, purple, red, and tan with curved patterns. The puppet features include a moveable left arm and moveable left arm ligaments. Height: 33 cm, Width: 19.1 cm, Width including left arm: 34.5 cm

  • Thai Old Man

    Shadow Puppet (Thai Old Man), made of (goatskin), paint color (black, brown, green, and red), string (bamboo), curved patterns, features (moveable right arm and moveable right arm ligaments), Height: 42 cm, Width: 16 cm, width including moveable right arm extended: 40 cm

  • Wayang Gedek Scene 1

    Yotong or Ai Tong, a comical character, garnishing his blade (Behind the Screen)

  • Wayang Gedek Scene 10

    Refined officer facing three naughty cowboys (Behind the Screen)

  • Wayang Gedek Scene 11

    Bird and Munkon (Naughty Tiger) on top of the Dragon (Behind the Screen)