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- 35mm slide: 20881
- World Region
- Asia
- Region
- Southeast Asia
- Country
- Thailand
- Culture
- Thai
- Description
- This large shadow puppet depicts the monkey deity Hanuman. Hanuman was Rama's most trusted and valuable officer in the Rankien. During Rama's war against the demon king Toskanth, Rama asked Hanuman to infiltrate the court of Toskanth. Hanuman tricked Toskanth into believing that he had defected to the demon's side. Toskanth was so pleased by this that he made Hanuman the crown prince of his kingdom, replacing his son Indrajit, who Hanuman had ironi
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- Artifact Function: Sports and Games
- Artifact Material: Animal Materials
- Artifact Material: Botanical
- Source Type Detail
- Photographer (UMMA Artifact): Clahassey, Kay
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- UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
- Image Size
- 3146 x 4864
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- 17243
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-17243/17243
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"This large shadow puppet depicts the monkey deity Hanuman. Hanuman was Rama's most trusted and valuable officer in the Rankien. During Rama's war against the demon king Toskanth, Rama asked Hanuman to infiltrate the court of Toskanth. Hanuman tricked Toskanth into believing that he had defected to the demon's side. Toskanth was so pleased by this that he made Hanuman the crown prince of his kingdom, replacing his son Indrajit, who Hanuman had ironi". In the digital collection UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-17243/17243. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. May 21, 2024.