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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AuDragon, post: 393550, member: 6974&quot;]Hi mmarco,</p><p>There are three main types of Thai dance; Khon, which is the most traditional, performed by males (and more recently females) in costumes and masks with an orchestra and chorus telling the story; Lakhon which has more stories and folktales, performed by females who tell the story as a group; Fawn Thai traditionally for Royal performances but now more public. </p><p><br /></p><p>The Khon dancers use masks and costumes to represent demons, monkeys, humans and celestial beings. The main story is Ramakien the Thai version of the Indian/Hindu epic Ramayana (AJ refers to this in some of her excellent descriptions).</p><p><br /></p><p>Your figure is from the Ramakien and probably male. I think the hand on the left as you look at the picture probably means <i>falling fruit</i> and the hand on the right means <i>leaves,</i> but it is difficult to tell. I am not sure which part of the story this comes from. You often see his headdress in vibrant colours and with elaborate detail.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think your figure is more a souvenir as Thai bronze figures are generally cast and of high quality and detail. Yours isn&#039;t quite showing the attention to detail I would expect and doesn&#039;t appear that old.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]136639[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]136645[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]136646[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]136647[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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