Putali, string-puppets of the Kathmandu Valley, and their uses. Materials of the ethnographic expedition to Nepal, 2006 collection
https://doi.org/10.28995/2658-4158-2022-2-90-98
Abstract
The article presents and analyzes a collection of string puppets called putali, collected by the author in the Thimi, Katmandu valley (Nepal) in 2006. Their main features are revealed.
About the Author
S. I. Ryzhakova
Russian Academy of Science
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Svetlana I. Ryzhakova, Dr. of Sci. (History)
N. N. Miklukho-Maklai Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology
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bld. 32A, Leninsky Av.
Moscow
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Ryzhakova S.I. Putali, string-puppets of the Kathmandu Valley, and their uses. Materials of the ethnographic expedition to Nepal, 2006 collection. Studia Religiosa Rossica: Russian Journal of Religion. 2022;(2):90-98. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2658-4158-2022-2-90-98
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