Shadow Puppet

Dec 18

Written By Peter Hemenway

Blog article and photography by Peter Hemenway

A photograph of a Dalang, a highly skilled shadow puppet performer — A photograph of a Dalang, a highly skilled shadow puppet performer

Behind a cloth sheet a performance is made using puppets, lighting, and music.

Leather shadow puppets — Leather shadow puppets

Traditional way that knocking sounds are used with a metal object knocked on a box with the foot is being demonstrated — Traditional way that knocking sounds are used with a metal object knocked on a box with the foot is being demonstrated

Cow hide is punched out into patterns to make the puppets — Cow hide is punched out into patterns to make the puppets

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Peter Hemenway https://www.peterhemenwaytravels.com

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