Shadow Puppets of Kedah

Items

• Ai Ting with Phallus Hand and Erect Phallus
  Ai Ting with phallus hand and erect phallus, made of (goatskin), paint color (black, green, and red), curved patterns, features (private area showing), Height: 46.1 cm, Width: 13.4 cm
• Ai Ting with Phallus finger
  Ai Ting with Phallus Finger, made of (goatskin), paint color (black, red, and tan), string (bamboo), curved patterns, features (moveable left and right arm, moveable left and right arm ligaments, and moveable jaw), Height: 42.6, Width: 11.6, Width including left and right arms extended: 49.2
• Gergasi (Monster) King holding an axe
  Gergasi depicted in profile in a fighting posture. This strong unrefined male warrior figure holds a battle axe. His head is held high and he is depicted with the face of a demon with a large bulbous nose, fangs, and a clamped mouth. The puppet is portrayed wearing a Mongkut yot chip headdress. 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. Dimensions: Height: 59.2cm Width: 25.7cm Width including extended articulated arm: 47cm
• Gergasi (Monster) King with Axe
  Gergasi King, made of (goatskin), paint color (black, green, red, and tan), curved patterns, features (moveable left arm, moveable left arm ligaments,and holding hammer), Height: 62.2 cm, Width: 31 cm, Width including left arm extended: 53 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
• Good Gergasi (Ogre) with a Broken Leg
  Good Gergasi with a Broken Leg, made of (goatskin), paint color (brown), curved patterns, features (moveable left arm, moveable left arm ligaments and moveable jaw), Height: 52 cm, Width: 14.5 cm, Width including left arm: 37 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, 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
• Clown King with Sword Wearing Heels
  Clown King with Sword Wearing Heels, made of (goatskin), paint color (black, green, red and tan), curved patterns, features (moveable right arm, moveable right arm ligaments, and moveable jaw), Height: 57 cm, Width: 12 cm, Width including left arm extended: 32 cm
• King with Sword
  King with Sword, made of (goatskin), paint color (black, green, purple, red and tan), curved patterns, features (moveable right arm and moveable right arm ligaments), Height: 54.5 cm, Width: 16.8 cm, Width including right arm extended: 42 cm
• Naughty Cowboy in Black With Machine Gun
  Naughty Cowboy, made of (goatskin), paint colors (black, green, red, and tan), curved patterns, features (moveable left arm and moveable left arm ligaments), Height: 40 cm, Width: 12.1 cm, Width including left arm extended: 32.1 cm
• Monster King Holding Fire
  Monster King Holding Fire, made of (goatskin), paint color (black, brown, green, red, and yellow), string (bamboo), curved patterns, features (moveable right arm and moveable right arm ligaments), Height: 49.2 cm, Width: 17.5 cm, width including moveable right arm extended: 39.7 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
• Naipun (or Ai Kiew)
  Naipun or Ai Kiew, he plays a comical dumb character, made of (goatskin), paint colors (black and red), curved patterns, features (moveable left and right arm, moveable left and right arm ligaments, and moveable jaw), Height: 47 cm, Width: 16 cm, Width including left and right arm extended: 52.9 cm
• Prince in Yellow Pants with Sword
  Prince with Sword, made of (goatskin), paint colors (black, green, purple, red, and yellow), curved patterns, features (moveable left arm and moveable left arm ligaments), Height: 40 cm, Width: 11 cm, Width including left arm extended: 34 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
• Clown Nunai in Uniform
  Nunai is a male clown character and is usually depicted in profile with one hand holding a blade made from betel nut shears. Both arms of Nunai are articulated at the shoulder, elbow and wrist. The articulated arms are 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. Nunai 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. Height: 43.5 cm, Width: 11.7 cm, Width including left and right arm extended: 57.5 cm
• Bird
  A red and green bird depicted in profile. 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 puppet to project through the shadow screen and provide a colorized shadow. This puppet is static and does not feature any articulated joints, Height: 16.3 cm, Width: 22 cm
• Weapons and Props
  A sword, lance, and egg all used as props to facilitate storytelling during a Nang Talung or Wayang Gedek performance. All props are made from goatskin and have a central bamboo rod that supports them that is tied on with fiber cording. The lance is translucent and has been pigmented with a bright red dye that permeates the leather and projects in color behind the shadow puppet screen. Label 9 Height: 18.5cm Width: 3,5cm, label 8 Height: 47.2cm Width: 5.8cm, label 5 Height: 6.8cm Width: 8.1cm non label Height: 9cm Width: 12.cm
• Male Clown
  The puppet is known as male clown with bird mouth. The puppet is made of goatskin and its paint color red and tan with curved patterns. The puppet features include a moveable right arm, moveable right arm ligaments, moveable bird mouth. Height: 36 cm, Width: 14.5 cm, Width including right arm: 27.9 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
• Chon (Orang Asli, Male clown with club)
  Chon is an unrefined male clown character, who is featured with a bald head and large ear. He is portrayed as wearing an elaborate upper garment that covers his chest. Both arms are articulated at the shoulder, elbow and wrist. The articulated arms are 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. He 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. Dimensions: Height: 71.5cm Width: 24.3cm Width including extended articulated arms: 73.3cm
• Prime Minister in Western Suit with Cane
  Shadow Puppet (Prime Minister), the puppet depicts the character of a wealthy leader in profile wearing a western suit and walking with a cane. Nang Talung often incorporates modern characters and styles of clothing into the design of its shadow puppets. 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. Dimensions: Height: 54.5cm Width: 24.3cm Width including extended articulated arm: 44.5cm
• 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
• Old Woman in Traditional Pantaloons
  The puppet depicted in profile is an old woman in traditional pantaloons. The puppet is made of goatskin and its paint color are black, green, purple, red, and tan with curved patterns. The puppet features include a moveable left arm, moveable left arm ligaments, moveable jaw. Height: 38.6 cm, Width: 13 cm, Width including left arm: 31.5 cm