Inside the Puppet Box History immigrants

immigrants

Textiles offers a glimpse into the lives and passions of people who created and used the decorative textile pieces displayed so exquisitely here

all cut by hand

plundered the wealth of their cornfields

"Authentic

Inside the Puppet Box History immigrantsIndonesian wayang kulit (shadow puppet) performance is one of the world's oldest and greatest storytelling traditions. This book introduces over 200 wayang charactersa complete set of contemporary wayang kulit ready to be lifted from the puppet box for a performance based on classical literature with current overtones, accompanied by a gamelan orchestra. By Felicia Katz Harris, curator of Asian and Middle Eastern folk art at the Museum of