From: Stephen Kaplin <skactw-AT-tiac.net>
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 22:36:01 -0500
To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] tying Chinese shadow figures


The rods on Chinese shadow puppets are  tied to each hand and to the 
neck. The hand rods are generally tied loosely so that they can flip to 
either side. The main body rod is sewn onto the front of the neck. 
through the leather band that holds the head on. This rod has to be 
sewn rather tight so that you can have solid control over the figure. 
The body rod is usually bent with two right angles (so the eye of the 
rod jogs out about 1/2 inch off the rod) This allows it to clear the 
lower part of the body when you flip the figure. Olive Blackham's book, 
  "Shadow Puppets" has a nice illustration of a chinese figure, though 
the neck attachment is not quite accurate.

Stephen

On Feb 7, 2007, at 3:15 PM, trev hill wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
>   I recently received a chinese shadow figure from a friend. It has 
> three rods but I have no idea about how to attach them or where.
>
>   Any ideas?
>
>   Thanks,
>
>   TREV:-)
>
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