Accession No
1924.1138 B
Description
Shadow puppet. Male figure carrying a bow, posing on naga bae. Possibly depicts Rama. Although the facial features are rather demonic and the colour of the face is pink not green, which is Rama's colour.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Thailand; Bangkok
Period
Source
Evans, Ivor Hugh Norman [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1924.1138 B; MAA: 1924.1138; 1924.1138 A-B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Leather; Wood; Cane; Bamboo
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Field collection)
Collected by Ivor Hugh Norman Evans.
Event Date
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu
Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card notes, 'I hesitate to say that they are Nang Talung (southern shadow theatre) figures'.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Two shadow puppets. Female figure: half-human, half-fish, carrying flowers. Possibly depicts Nang Suphan-Madja, the fish princess in the Ramayama. She is seduced by Hanuman during the episode of Rama filling the sea in order to make a road to Tosakan's (Ravanna' s) city. Male figure: carrying a bow, posing on naga bae. Possibly depicts Rama. although the facial features are rather demonic and the colour of the face is pink not green, which is Rama's colour. Both are made from thick, non-transparent hides and are attached to bamboo rods. Both have one movable arm
Event Date
Author: maa
FM:327381
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