Kuda Horse Shadow Puppet

by Wayang Kulit: Indonesian Shadow Puppets

A$250 · Offered by Asia Bookroom

Indonesia. Before 1970s . Stock ID #216155 Water buffalo hide and pigment 48 x 78.5 cm, with tail fully extended , painted both sides, affixed to an ebonized baton with cotton 51 cms , head and tail articulated with string. A Javanese folk puppet depicting a saddled Kuda horse , possibly representing the character of Jaran. In traditional all-night shadow puppet performances, Jaran appears during the budhalan scene army leaving the kingdom .

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