Hand shadow puppetry

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This picture was taken from the Dictionnaire encyclopédique Trousset, also known as the Trousset encyclopedia, Paris, 1886 - 1891.

This illustration is also available as a poster print.

Description:
According to the original caption, the various examples of hand shadow puppetry shown in this picture can be reproduced to cast on a wall the silhouettes of the following animals: a reindeer, a chamois, a ewe, a camel, a pig, a goose, a wolf, a goat, an elephant, a hare, a bear, an ox, a dog, a butterfly, an ass.

Keywords: hand, shadow, show, Trousset encyclopedia, animals, miscellaneous