WAYANG KULIT
SHADOW PUPPET 1
Leather skin, paint, wood or horn
23" high
Indonesia
$100

This puppet can take many positions so the height is from the top of the puppet to the bottom of the central handle. The arms with rods attached to them all move at the shoulders and elbows. There is some paint loss, mostly on the hands and feet. The leather has some wrinkling.

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