KING RAMA shadow puppet from Thailand--Unique!!! Start Price USD 100.00 Current Price USD 100.00 Time Left - Bid Count 1 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, November 16, 2008 End Time Sunday, November 23, 2008 Location Sapansoong, Bangkok See more about 'KING RAMA shadow puppet from Thailand--Unique!!!' Description I found this 18 year-old kid in Rayong province, Thailand,  who can play and make Nang Yai by himself!! This puppet in the pictures is King RAMA from Ramayana in Thai version. He was a god incarnated to kill all the bad demons. He is the most important character in Ramayana and the most sacred puppet shadow the human form. Aek, the puppeteer, spent a whole week making this stunning puppet in the temple.This puppet made from cow leather with the ancient method that Aek has learnt from his puppet master. Since we believe that cow sacrifice its life for our art,it's the tradition that we, the puppeteers, have wowed not to eat beef for all our lives. Aek was recently invited to do a workshop in shadow puppet making in Athens, Greece.  This is a piece of art by the artist himself and he's trying to sell this so he can go to school. (right now he has to travel along with the music bands to work as a electrician for small income and it's depart him from school and shadow puppet). This Nang Yai is a very highly respected kind of puppet. We need to Wai (pay respect) the puppet every time before we hold it up and after we put it down. It's very suitable for home decoration or a perfect gift for very special occasion. It is truly hard to find even in Thailand. Leather approximate 34"x24" with colorful painting and holding sticks Thank you for stoping by. We hope you like our Nang Yai :)On Nov-17-08 at 12:10:17 PST, seller added the following information:We accept returns if your puppet doesn't look exactly like what we've shown in the picture. Place a Bid!