Period:Unknown Production date:1850-1950 (circa)
Materials:donkey skin, metal, bamboo,
Technique:stained, painted, incised,
Dimensions:Height: 52 centimetres (rods relaxed) Weight: 20 grammes Width: 16 centimetres (approx) Depth: 0.70 centimetres
Description:
Shadow puppet body, made from donkey hide, head missing; with three metal and bamboo rods attached to arms and neck for movement; joints fasten with string. Incised, stained and painted detail. Torso is plain in yellow and red, with red and black stripe. Stomach piece has very elaborate incisions in the style of fine green leaves. Lower arms have black incised circle detail surrounded by red. This motif also appears in half-form on one leg. High heeled black shoes with red circle at ankle.
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Comments:Typed note found in storage with puppets contains the following details: – collection dates to the 1950s- puppets would have been used by the puppeteer as he toured around villages to perform popular plays- collection also contains a large number of older puppets serving as the master set and dating from the end of the 19th century.- shadow plays are still performed today, but collections such as these are often broken up and sold individually.- the collection is representative of what puppeteers has at their disposal for performances – various props, animals, bodies and over 300 heads to provide the flexibility to perform characters from a range of religious and folk stories, myths and historical events.- made from donkey hide, tanned, stained and decorated with intricate cut out designs.- the puppeteer manipulates the puppets on one side of a cloth screen and the details of each puppet are projected onto the other side.
Materials:donkey skin, metal, bamboo,
Technique:stained, painted, incised,
Dimensions:Height: 52 centimetres (rods relaxed) Weight: 20 grammes Width: 16 centimetres (approx) Depth: 0.70 centimetres
Description:
Shadow puppet body, made from donkey hide, head missing; with three metal and bamboo rods attached to arms and neck for movement; joints fasten with string. Incised, stained and painted detail. Torso is plain in yellow and red, with red and black stripe. Stomach piece has very elaborate incisions in the style of fine green leaves. Lower arms have black incised circle detail surrounded by red. This motif also appears in half-form on one leg. High heeled black shoes with red circle at ankle.
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Comments:Typed note found in storage with puppets contains the following details: – collection dates to the 1950s- puppets would have been used by the puppeteer as he toured around villages to perform popular plays- collection also contains a large number of older puppets serving as the master set and dating from the end of the 19th century.- shadow plays are still performed today, but collections such as these are often broken up and sold individually.- the collection is representative of what puppeteers has at their disposal for performances – various props, animals, bodies and over 300 heads to provide the flexibility to perform characters from a range of religious and folk stories, myths and historical events.- made from donkey hide, tanned, stained and decorated with intricate cut out designs.- the puppeteer manipulates the puppets on one side of a cloth screen and the details of each puppet are projected onto the other side.
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