Say hallo to my little friend(s) ...

Mark · 27th February 2005, 08:32 PM

These are traditional Burmese marionette puppets. They stand about 24 inches high. Can you guess why I bought them?

Yannis · 27th February 2005, 08:59 PM

Today the forum is very funny.

Mark, do you think that your friends want to meet my friend? He is a Saracen, from Tunis. He is not so big or beautiful as yours but he is good fellow.

Conogre · 27th February 2005, 11:07 PM

Why you bought them?
Because you found a serum that allows you to transfer the essense of friends into the dolls and bring them to life so that you can make movie #7, "The Puppet Master Goes Ethnic"?
Sorry, the opportunity to merge two fields of interest was too good to pass up.
All kidding aside, all are very nice and interesting ways of collecting information on clothing, weapons and armor of other cultures as well as giving some insight into their customs and being nice works of art as well.
Mike

Mark · 28th February 2005, 02:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Conogre

Why you bought them?
Because you found a serum that allows you to transfer the essense of friends into the dolls and bring them to life so that you can make movie #7, "The Puppet Master Goes Ethnic"?
Sorry, the opportunity to merge two fields of interest was too good to pass up.
All kidding aside, all are very nice and interesting ways of collecting information on clothing, weapons and armor of other cultures as well as giving some insight into their customs and being nice works of art as well.
Mike

Yeah, all that ... and one of them is packing a DHA!

ariel · 28th February 2005, 03:01 AM

I know why: your real name is Gepetto!

tom hyle · 28th February 2005, 10:31 AM

An armoured European knight; ebay #5955955925.

Yannis · 28th February 2005, 11:16 AM

A very accurate description in this Ebay item: “a little town called Lyon in the South of France”

Mark · 28th February 2005, 02:48 PM

Posting these got me thinking a little more about them, and now I wonder if they are actually Thai (it was the seller who identified them as Burmese). Normally one thinks of the Thai shadow puppets, but apparently in the north there is (or was) a tradition of marionette theater. The Burmese marionette puppets that I have seen mostly have white skin, literally white, not the flesh tones of these two. Plus the warrior is clearly Thai in his "war hat" and coat. I am looking for real-life models for the Prince. His crown and costume looks Thai-ish, but I think the Burmese royal regalia was similar. It could be that the warrior was the bad guy in the theatre, though.

Justin · 1st March 2005, 05:33 PM

The knife on the first one reminds me of these 'Chinese fighting knives' that pop up on ebay now and then,heres some from Oriental Arms for comparison:

http://www.oriental-arms.co.il/photos.php?id=852

http://www.oriental-arms.co.il/photos.php?id=855

Raja Muda · 3rd March 2005, 09:45 AM

Mark, I can vouch that the pair you have are Burmese puppets. After watching a rerun of Suriyothai I came to the conclusion that both Thais and Burmese carry relatively similar battle gear (helmets, dhas and stuff) but there's obvious differences in costumes.
The thing to look for is the embroidered, skirt like part of the costume on the puppets which is typically Burmese.

27th February 2005, 08:32 PM	#1
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 987	Say hallo to my little friend(s) ... These are traditional Burmese marionette puppets. They stand about 24 inches high. Can you guess why I bought them? Attached Images

27th February 2005, 08:59 PM	#2
Yannis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Athens Greece Posts: 479	Today the forum is very funny. Mark, do you think that your friends want to meet my friend? He is a Saracen, from Tunis. He is not so big or beautiful as yours but he is good fellow. Attached Images

3rd March 2005, 09:45 AM	#10
Raja Muda Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 100	Definitely Burmese Mark, I can vouch that the pair you have are Burmese puppets. After watching a rerun of Suriyothai I came to the conclusion that both Thais and Burmese carry relatively similar battle gear (helmets, dhas and stuff) but there's obvious differences in costumes. The thing to look for is the embroidered, skirt like part of the costume on the puppets which is typically Burmese.

27th February 2005, 11:07 PM	#3
Conogre Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Clearwater, Florida Posts: 371	Why you bought them? Because you found a serum that allows you to transfer the essense of friends into the dolls and bring them to life so that you can make movie #7, "The Puppet Master Goes Ethnic"? Sorry, the opportunity to merge two fields of interest was too good to pass up. All kidding aside, all are very nice and interesting ways of collecting information on clothing, weapons and armor of other cultures as well as giving some insight into their customs and being nice works of art as well. Mike

28th February 2005, 03:01 AM	#5
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	I know why: your real name is Gepetto!

28th February 2005, 10:31 AM	#6
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	An armoured European knight; ebay #5955955925.

28th February 2005, 11:16 AM	#7
Yannis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Athens Greece Posts: 479	A very accurate description in this Ebay item: “a little town called Lyon in the South of France”

28th February 2005, 02:48 PM	#8
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 987	Posting these got me thinking a little more about them, and now I wonder if they are actually Thai (it was the seller who identified them as Burmese). Normally one thinks of the Thai shadow puppets, but apparently in the north there is (or was) a tradition of marionette theater. The Burmese marionette puppets that I have seen mostly have white skin, literally white, not the flesh tones of these two. Plus the warrior is clearly Thai in his "war hat" and coat. I am looking for real-life models for the Prince. His crown and costume looks Thai-ish, but I think the Burmese royal regalia was similar. It could be that the warrior was the bad guy in the theatre, though.

1st March 2005, 05:33 PM	#9
Justin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 182	The knife on the first one reminds me of these 'Chinese fighting knives' that pop up on ebay now and then,heres some from Oriental Arms for comparison: http://www.oriental-arms.co.il/photos.php?id=852 http://www.oriental-arms.co.il/photos.php?id=855