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Uncle Ghaly, Al Sharqiya's oldest puppet maker
Grandpa Gali Ahmed Abdel El-Azim Gali, an 80-year-old from Abu Amer neighborhood in Zagazig, Sharqia Governorate, is the oldest wooden puppet maker in Sharqia. His talent was inspired by his artist father, and by chance, at the age of 15, he was led to design Egyptian puppets inspired by rural women after being asked to draw a Russian doll for his graduation project. He used his woodworking skills on a handmade machine he built himself, becoming the first to introduce the art of wooden puppets to Khan El Khalili, expressing all social classes through colorful drawings that depict rural life and traditional folk customs. This reflects his love for the era he lived in and his dedication to preserving authentic Egyptian craftsmanship.
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