Thailand: Nang talung puppet figure, Shadow Puppet Theatre, Nakhon Sri Thammarat. 'Nang talung' is the shadow puppet theatre popular in southern Thailand. It is an art form said to have originated as early as 400 BCE in Southeast Asia. Performances usually last well into the night and remain an essential if diminishing part of village life in Thailand's Deep South. ‘Nang’ means ‘animal hide’, from which the figures are cut. ‘Talung’ refers to Phatthalung, a town in southern Thailand where the art form is said to have originated.

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