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The Siege of Troy, or The Wooden Horse shadow play

The Siege of Troy, or The Wooden Horse, a shadow play for young people. Written and designed by Winifred H. Mills and Louise H. Dunn. Cleveland, Harter, 1932. Includes the book of the play, backcloth, 8 cardboard shadow figures, about 15 cm high, on sticks with wire rods to arm and leg.

Javanese Wayang rod puppets and shadow figures

Include a set of Javanese Wayang rod puppets.
8 Wayang poerwa or kulit shadow figures, of buffalo skin, with bone or bamboo rods.
"1"Samar", from Bali.
1 Wayang klitik or kayu figure, of wood in flat-relief, with leather arms.
8 Wayang golek figures of wood carved in the round.
Mask and helmet from a form of Wayang drama using human actors.

Collection of "Peiping type" shadow puppets

Chinese shadow puppets of coloured skin, with bamboo rods. Of the "Peiping type".

  1. Leube, Emperor, 1010-1075.
  2. She-Kong, Sun dynasty.
  3. Dause-cheng, Princess.
  4. Chang Bee, Han dynasty.
  5. YungWei.
  6. SunYen che.
  7. Louti Mong.
  8. Tzpaka, Tang dynasty.
  9. Souzon (character from Soichi).
  10. Ching Meefou (a famous robber).
  11. Techen Kontz (wife of younger son).
  12. Mifu Zang, Empress.
  13. Lyntso Gee, Cheng dynasty.
  14. Leeta Ou, Empress Dowager, 993-1023.
  15. Youngsu-Lion, high official, Sun dynasty.
  16. Lion Tzon.
  17. Dazyo, a court lady.
    Also, 17 unnamed characters, and a dragon, a horse, 2 lions, a table and 2 chairs.

Two Saracen knights

Two Saracen knights, characters from the marionette theatre of southern France, (Charlemagne legend). Simple string puppet.

"Tchantches"

"Tchantches", puppet from Liège. Formerly belonged to the late M. Rodolphe de Warsage. Of the simpler type of string puppet.

"Chevalier"

A "chevalier" puppet from Antwerp. Formerly used by M. Ludovic Deschamps, director of the Caveau de la rue des Cerceaux, Antwerp. String puppet of the simpler kind.

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