The all-important base for the puppets during a performance, the "dhebog", is composed of the trunks, or boles, of three banana trees. The banana is not really a tree; its “trunk” is formed of the bases of leaf stalks, one inside the other, making a strong sheath, from which the flower-head rises. And so this bole makes a firm, but easily pierced, base into which the horn handles of the puppets can be stabbed. Moreover, the banana bole will not wilt for a week or so.

Two such boles are placed end to end at the base of the screen, with the third one set in the middle, at a lower level than the others. When the puppets are stuck into the lower bole, than their legs end feet are not visible through the border, and so they appear to be seated on the floor. Lesser characters or those of lower rank in particular scene can thus be shown to have an inferior status in the play.

The boles are supported on wooden stand and the two top ones are affixed to the bottom of the screen.