NANG TALUNG Southern Thai Shadow Puppetry 🇹🇭

NANG TALUNG Shadow Puppetry

 

Nang Talung (หนังตะลุง) is a traditional style of shadow puppetry from southern Thailand. Similar arts are also found in Malaysia and Indonesia.

 

Nang means "leather", and talung is an abbreviation of Phattalung, a southern city where the shadow play tradition has long been popular.

 

Credit: Saravut Whanset, Thai Culture to the World