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Shadow Puppets of Kedah

Naughty Cowboy Wearing Green and Carrying Guns

Item

Title
Naughty Cowboy Wearing Green and Carrying Guns
Description
The puppet depicts the character of a cowboy who appears to hold authority. The cowboy is wearing a green western suit with red stitching on the outside of it and a brown ten-gallon hat and a purple bandana. The Cowboy is featured holding a six-shooter gun in left hand. He also carries a holster on his right hip while holding another gun in his right hand. Also the cowboy is wearing western style black boots with red heels. The Cowboy symbolizes western aggression and evokes masculine associations which include strength, independence, power, dominance, and bravery. The Cowboys left arm is articulated at the risk. His right arm is articulate at the shoulder, elbow, and risk. Made of (goatskin), paint colors (black, green, purple, red, and tan), curved patterns, features (moveable left arm, moveable left arm ligaments, and holding gun), Height: 47 cm, Width: 16.5 cm, Width including left arm extended: 40.7 cm
Attribution
Made in Southern Thailand
Date
Acquisition date 1974
Color
black, green, purple, red, and tan pigment
Material
Goatskin, bamboo string

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