Commentary to accompany Malaysian shadow puppets in the Horniman Museum ethnography collection. The slides and commentary were manufactured and packaged by the Horniman Museum and Library for sale as souvenirs.
Commentary: Malaysian Shadow Puppets
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35mm slide: Bed in hotel – Peter Baldwin mentions mosquito net in the log book. Chinese hotel. Ronjiang?
object | ARC/BAL/005/131
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Black and white negative view from back garden, looking at grouping of stilted houses among trees
object | ARC/GUP/006/083
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Black and white medium format negative of portly man in hat standing beside a river with trees
object | ARC/GUP/006/247
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Slide of two men in national dress at Gozhang Dzong, Wandi Kyptu
object | ARC/BAL/003/140
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