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A Digital Archive of Wayang Kulit of the Thai-Malaysian Borderland

  • 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
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