| Show puppet sympathizers at sumatra funerals at funerals in sumatra one of the most important participants is a life sized wooden female doll mounted on a low platform equipped with wheels which is made to perform tricks by cords manipulated by an operator says colliers to placate the spirits of the deceased the doll first goes through a ritual dance and then to sympathize with the mourners she approaches pro aches and puts her arms around each one bowing her head closing her eyes and shedding tears during the embrace |
