Shadow-throwing
noun
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Noun
- 1 The art or practice of creating images with the body on a wall or other surface using the shadows cast from a fire or other source of light. uncountable
"Several tribesmen gave and exhibition of shadow-throwing - imitating an emu hunt, the stalking of a kangaroo, then the quick action of a savage fight[.]"
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More examples"Several tribesmen gave and exhibition of shadow-throwing - imitating an emu hunt, the stalking of a kangaroo, then the quick action of a savage fight[.]"
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