Karagoz and Hacivat

Hi Everyone,
Another shot from Adana's First Annual Kebap Fest and this time I am going to share with you these funny characters instead of Kebap making secrets
These are Shadow Theatre characters that called Karagoz and Hacivat.
I hope you like it
Cheers and Have a Great Day,
CT

Shadow Theatre
The Theatre of shadows is a ritualistic, narrativistic visual art that originated in Asia within the last 1,000 years. It depicts tales of religious themes using two-dimensional marionettes made of carton or metal, projected by the means of lamplight through a white parapet. The custom was common in China and India, and (probably via Indian gypsies) arrived to Turkey where it reached its highest form in the 16th century. It became known across the Ottoman empire.

The original puppets were solid and monolithic, and were controlled by a wooden stick. Later they were broken into body parts, which were assembled with joints to grant them more lifelike movements. Camel skin was commonly used because it was transparent and allowed drawn details and colours to be seen through the parapet.

In Turkey, the most famous character of those tales, now made only for entertainment, was Karagōz who is believed to be based on a historical person. During the 19th century this character passed to Greece, where he was adapted as Karagiozis.
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