shadow puppet

Shadow figure made from elephant hide, representing a talok, or clown. The skin areas are painted black, apart from the face, which is red and green. The figure has a skirt of red and green panels, and a sash. There is pierced detailing. It has a central rod attached with vegetable fibre cord, with one articulated arm, and the other detached and missing.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1980.316
Date
19th century
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall (maximum): 567 mm x 403 mm x 6 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
hide; wood; pigment; plant fibre
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
On display: Horniman Museum > World Gallery > Asia > Thailand - masks and shadow puppets
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