The Pokok Pauh Janggi was suppoprted with split and sliced bamboo struts, secured with leather chord and string. Puppet was made by Greta Burley.
Wayang Kulit Puppets 3
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Wayang Kulit Puppets 2
The puppets were made by Greta Burley from deer hide using a laser cutter. It was decided that the Pokok Pauh Janggi should be 27.5″ in height, (69cm) and the Ketam Gergasi would be scaled proportionately based on the original photograph. A key issue in determining the size of the puppets was the dimension of the largest art portfolio that would conform to the 62in dimension limit for checked baggage on international flights. Greta first I cut a small shape out of the deer hide to determine the nature and extent of the cut. She found a setting that worked fairly well although the laser did burn some of the material around the edges. Colour was applied using leather dyes.
Pokok Pauh Janggi exhibition by Niranjan Rajah runs from 5th Aug – 30th Sept 2023.
Wayang Kulit Puppets
For the Pokok Pauh Janggi performance at Kapallorek Artspace, I worked with Greta Burley to remake two Kelantan Wayang Kulit puppets that seem to be known only from a photograph in Walter William Skeat‘s Malay Magic. The Pokok Pauh Janggi and the Ketam Gergasi puppets were collected by Skeat in the late 19th Century. The new puppets were made in Vancouver from deerhide using a laser cutter.
Pokok Pauh Janggi performance and installation by Niranjan Rajah runs from 5th Aug – 30th Sept 2023.
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