Nang talung
| Nang talung หนังตะลุง | |
|---|---|
 A traditional Nang talung shadow puppetry stage | |
| Medium | Shadow play |
| Types | Nang yai |
| Ancestor arts | Siamese |
| Originating culture | Thailand |
| Originating era | Hindu—Buddhist civilisations |
Nang talung (Thai: หนังตะลุง, pronounced [nǎŋ tā.lūŋ]) is a traditional form of shadow puppetry originally from Southern Thailand, made of painted buffalo hide or cowhide.[1] The shadow play also resemble the shadow plays of Thailand (Nang yai), Malaysia, and Indonesia (Wayang and Wayang kulit).[2][3][4] In a Nang talung performance, the puppet figures are rear-projected on a taut linen screen with a coconut oil (or electric) light. The skilled puppeteer manipulates carved leather figures between the lamp and the screen to bring the shadows to life. Nang yai features life-size puppets, while nang talung puppets are much smaller, which usually occur at domestic rituals and ceremonies or at commercial and temple fairs[5]
Southern Thailand's puppets are made of leather and are typically between 15 and 50 centimeters in size. The performance consists of the puppets, the narrator, the actor, and the musician. The actor and the audience are separated by a white screen during the show.[6]
Nang talung has been extremely popular for a long time. On the other hand, the art form is slowly disappearing because it is complicated. There is a campaign to preserve the traditions of nang talung for future generations.[7]
The Malaysian wayang kulit gedek has its origin from Nang Talung.
Etymology
The term Nang (Thai: หนัง) means "leather" ("leather puppet" in this case), and talung (Thai: ตะลุง) is an abbreviation of Phattalung, a southern city where the shadow play tradition has long been popular.
See also
- Culture of Thailand
- Hun krabok, Thai equivalent
- Hun lakhon lek, Thai equivalent
- Karagöz and Hacivat, Turkish equivalent
- Nang yai, Thai equivalent
- Tholu bommalata, Indian equivalent
- Wayang
- Wayang kulit, Indonesian equivalent
References
- ↑ Lian Lim, Siew (2013). "The Role of Shadow Puppetry in the Development of Phatthalung Province, Thailand" (PDF). siewlianlim.com. Southeast Asia Club Conference, Northern Illinois University. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ↑ Nang Talung ICH, Thailand
- ↑ Thai Shadow Puppet Show Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine, Museum of Anthropology, University of Missouri (2015)
- ↑ Siyuan Liu (2016). Routledge Handbook of Asian Theatre. Routledge. pp. 194, 553, 561. ISBN 978-1-317-27886-3.
- ↑ James R. Brandon (2009). Theatre in Southeast Asia. Harvard University Press. pp. 65–68. ISBN 978-0-674-02874-6.
- ↑ Nang Talung, XIP, Finland
- ↑ "Nang Talung Museum: Thai shadowplay made awesome". One Weird Globe. 2015-03-04. Archived from the original on 2015-03-08.