Burmese wooden puppet, everything still works as new. Horse hair used for the
beard and mustache. Cloths are traditional dress called a longyi. Strings are
not tangles, still in great working order. Wonderful puppet. Over 40 years
old, approx 45cm in length.The puppet is made up of eighteen pieces, the head,
neck, two body pieces, three arm sections and four for each leg. The strings,
eleven in total, are divided in two groups, five attach to the H-shaped
control, animating the head, the shoulders and the rump, while the other six
move the upper arms, thighs and hands.
“Very good condition, has been looked after very well”: “Very good condition, has been looked after very well” |