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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9828317, member: 8267"]In this case, I believe the .1% indicates your elephant is from Myanmar (Burma), similar to this -</p><p>[ATTACH=full]490311[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><font size="4">"Burma / Myanmar: A traditional Burmese elephant puppet (Yoke thé) on sale, Bogyoke Aung San Market, Yangon (Rangoon)."</font></b></p><p><font size="4"><a href="https://www.alamy.com/burma-myanmar-a-traditional-burmese-elephant-puppet-yoke-th-on-sale-bogyoke-aung-san-market-yangon-rangoon-yoke-th-lit-miniatures-is-the-burmese-name-for-marionette-puppetry-although-the-term-can-be-used-for-marionettery-in-general-its-usage-usually-refers-to-the-local-form-of-string-puppetry-like-most-of-burmese-refined-art-yoke-th-performances-originated-from-royal-patronage-and-were-gradually-adapted-for-the-wider-populace-yoke-th-are-almost-always-performed-in-operas-image368973247.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.alamy.com/burma-myanmar-a-traditional-burmese-elephant-puppet-yoke-th-on-sale-bogyoke-aung-san-market-yangon-rangoon-yoke-th-lit-miniatures-is-the-burmese-name-for-marionette-puppetry-although-the-term-can-be-used-for-marionettery-in-general-its-usage-usually-refers-to-the-local-form-of-string-puppetry-like-most-of-burmese-refined-art-yoke-th-performances-originated-from-royal-patronage-and-were-gradually-adapted-for-the-wider-populace-yoke-th-are-almost-always-performed-in-operas-image368973247.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.alamy.com/burma-myanmar-a-traditional-burmese-elephant-puppet-yoke-th-on-sale-bogyoke-aung-san-market-yangon-rangoon-yoke-th-lit-miniatures-is-the-burmese-name-for-marionette-puppetry-although-the-term-can-be-used-for-marionettery-in-general-its-usage-usually-refers-to-the-local-form-of-string-puppetry-like-most-of-burmese-refined-art-yoke-th-performances-originated-from-royal-patronage-and-were-gradually-adapted-for-the-wider-populace-yoke-th-are-almost-always-performed-in-operas-image368973247.html</a> </font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">You can see more examples here - </font></p><p><font size="4"><a href="https://www.shutterstock.com/search/myanmar-elephant-puppet" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.shutterstock.com/search/myanmar-elephant-puppet" rel="nofollow">https://www.shutterstock.com/search/myanmar-elephant-puppet</a></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">And more information about the Burmese tradition of puppetry -</font></p><p><font size="4"><a href="https://myvirtualworldtrip.com/2022/11/20/making-a-myanmar-inspired-marionette/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://myvirtualworldtrip.com/2022/11/20/making-a-myanmar-inspired-marionette/" rel="nofollow">https://myvirtualworldtrip.com/2022/11/20/making-a-myanmar-inspired-marionette/</a></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9828317, member: 8267"]In this case, I believe the .1% indicates your elephant is from Myanmar (Burma), similar to this - [ATTACH=full]490311[/ATTACH] [B][SIZE=4]"Burma / Myanmar: A traditional Burmese elephant puppet (Yoke thé) on sale, Bogyoke Aung San Market, Yangon (Rangoon)."[/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=4][URL]https://www.alamy.com/burma-myanmar-a-traditional-burmese-elephant-puppet-yoke-th-on-sale-bogyoke-aung-san-market-yangon-rangoon-yoke-th-lit-miniatures-is-the-burmese-name-for-marionette-puppetry-although-the-term-can-be-used-for-marionettery-in-general-its-usage-usually-refers-to-the-local-form-of-string-puppetry-like-most-of-burmese-refined-art-yoke-th-performances-originated-from-royal-patronage-and-were-gradually-adapted-for-the-wider-populace-yoke-th-are-almost-always-performed-in-operas-image368973247.html[/URL] You can see more examples here - [URL]https://www.shutterstock.com/search/myanmar-elephant-puppet[/URL] And more information about the Burmese tradition of puppetry - [URL]https://myvirtualworldtrip.com/2022/11/20/making-a-myanmar-inspired-marionette/[/URL][/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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