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Thotsakan and Queen

Description Chr. Velder: Thotsakan with white queen; he shows all his characteristic features; posture of intrusiveness; queen with white skin, presumably Nang Sida, gesture of withdrawing, protecting her bosom with her arm, bending away, turning towards the window whose curtain is being pushed open. This scene could also depict Thotsakan's wife Nang Montho, who is also white because of her divine descent. Then the turning towards the curtain would signify its closing, the posture hesitation.

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Shadow play disc
Dimensions
Height: 174 cm
Width: 170 cm
Material/Technique
Skin (water buffalo (?) or beef ?), Natural colours
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
I C 43892

Provenance and sources

when
Early 20th century
where
Thailand [Land]
who
Ravendro, Ravi - Collectors

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