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Wood and textile body with carved wooden head and pink beads in one ear. the arms and body are usually of stuffed rags and there are no legs.", "primary": true }, { "type": "more (online)", "value": "Kath meaning wood and putli meaning doll in the Hindi language." }, { "date": [ { "earliest": 1999, "value": "1999", "latest": 1999, "primary": true } ], "source": "Mellor, Mary", "type": "Find Out File", "value": "These string puppets from Rajastan are known as Kathputli. The head is carved from wood & painted; the arms and body are usually of stuffed rags and there are no legs. The puppets have high-pitched voices, created by speaking through bamboo and rubber reeds known as Boli. The traditional play involves a hero, Amar Singh, and several trick puppets such as the drummer, the juggler, the horse rider, the snake-charmer and the mask-maker with 2 faces - male & female. The performance is accompanied by music on drums & percussion." }, { "type": "description", "value": "Kathputli string puppet depicting a juggler with a wooden ball. Wood and textile body with carved wooden head and pink beads in one ear. Bought from Rajasthani Puppeteers by MEM for the Eucation Centre. the arms and body are usually of stuffed rags and there are no legs." }, { "type": "manufacture basic (online)", "value": "The head is carved out of wood and painted usually a light colour. The body of the puppet is stuffed with cotton rags to give it a human body like appearance. Kathputli puppets have no legs but instead they have long skirts often made of colourful decorated cloth. The strings used to control it are always black so that they do not show against the black background of the stage." }, { "type": "manufacture more (online)", "value": "Puppets are traditionally made by the same puppeteers who perform with them, from the Bhatt community. The puppet heads and torso are usually made of mango wood and their arms are stuffed with cloth, the hands contain no joints unlike other puppets of India. The puppets have no legs as the lower body is covered in long, gathered skirts, based on the medieval Rajasthani style of clothing from the Emperor's court. The skirts are made of light materials, bordered and weighted with gold or silver cloth. The puppets wear swords, turbans, crowns, beards and moustaches in accordance with their importance in life. Puppets are normally 1 to 1.5 feet tall (30-45cm)." }, { "attribution": { "attributor": "Patel, India" }, "type": "description", "value": "Kathputli string puppet depicting a juggler with a wooden ball. 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Today performances are also held to spread messages about issues such as health and environmental awareness. \n \n Who is it used by and why them? \n Kathputli shows are performed by travelling puppeteers who pass their skills and the legends from generation to generation. These puppeteers are traditionally from a community of agricultural labourers known as \"Bhatts\" who also sometimes act as genealogists, tracing family ancestry and advising on suitable marriages to maintain bloodlines. Puppetry in India is deeply rooted in its religious ethos. The main puppeteer is the sutradhar which means 'holder of the strings '. Scholars refer to the Hindu demi \u00e2\u20ac\u201cgod Visvakarma as the 'holder of every string.' Thus the puppeteer is also cast in a role akin to that of god who gives life to the puppets. Most commence their shows with prayers and, at the end of the show, put the puppets reverentially aside. 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