Leather Fan
Product Description
This fan is beatifully detailed in stained leather suitable for framing, hand made to perfection by Thai Artisans in the tradition of the Thai Shadow puppets. Fan is approximately 7 inches in Diameter and the bamboo handle extends approximately 5 inches from fan.
Shadow puppet (Nang Talung) was one form of public entertainment in the south of Thailand that is still very popular at village festivals, temple fairs and celebrations such as marriages, etc. The Puppet characters are made from intricately cut and articulated shapes of leather. They are delicately colored, but this does not show during a performance as the puppets appear only in shadow against a white sheet, with light shining through from behind. They are manipulated with rods control movements of the arms.
Shadow puppet (Nang Talung) was one form of public entertainment in the south of Thailand that is still very popular at village festivals, temple fairs and celebrations such as marriages, etc. The Puppet characters are made from intricately cut and articulated shapes of leather. They are delicately colored, but this does not show during a performance as the puppets appear only in shadow against a white sheet, with light shining through from behind. They are manipulated with rods control movements of the arms.
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