Wooden glove kathakali puppet representing Katti (Duryodhana). The head is painted with green background and red, white and black detailing and two white circles are attached to the face. The hands are pink with the thumb and index fingers touching. A large wooden crown is carved with the head. The costume is textile and is predominately white with red, black and gold detailing.
Katti (Duryodhama)
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