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- Holdings
- 35mm slide: 20885
- World Region
- Asia
- Region
- Southeast Asia
- Country
- Thailand
- Culture
- Thai
- Description
- This shadow puppet appears to depict a tiger. It is made from eight overlapping pieces of very thin cow leather. The pieces are joined by small pieces of rope with knots on each end. This gives a pivot so each piece can move independently. The two largest pieces are the torso pieces front and back. The front torso piece has two legs attached to it and has the face painted on it. The back torso piece has the tail and the two other legs attached to
- Image Categories
- Artifact Function: Sports and Games
- Artifact Material: Animal Materials
- Artifact Material: Botanical
- Source Type Detail
- Photographer (UMMA Artifact): Clahassey, Kay
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- Collection
- UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
- Image Size
- 4862 x 3184
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- 17247
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-17247/17247
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/anthro1ic:17247:17247
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"This shadow puppet appears to depict a tiger. It is made from eight overlapping pieces of very thin cow leather. The pieces are joined by small pieces of rope with knots on each end. This gives a pivot so each piece can move independently. The two largest pieces are the torso pieces front and back. The front torso piece has two legs attached to it and has the face painted on it. The back torso piece has the tail and the two other legs attached to". In the digital collection UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-17247/17247. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. May 02, 2024.