96 | Culture Ways of Life and Wisdom
Hun Wang Na (Front Palace’s Puppet)
During the reign of King Chulalongkorn, Krom Prarachawang Bovorn
Vichayachan created a puppet with a height of about 50 centimeters called Hun Lek,
while the original Hun Luang was called Hun Yai. The small puppets he produced are
divided into two types. The first one is “Hun Chin (Chinese puppet)”, a hand
controlled puppet with painted face wearing Chinese threatre costume as played
in Chinese literature, such as the Suai Ngak (the story of General Yue Fei), Three
Kingdoms. The second is “Hun Thai (Thai Puppet)” about 28-30 cm tall, wearing
exquisite jewelry and costume. The latter puppet is used to play Ramayana, comprising
a hero, a heroine, demon and monkey.