Kuda Horse Shadow Puppet

by Wayang Kulit: Indonesian Shadow Puppets

A$250 · Offered by Asia Bookroom · No longer available

Indonesia. Before 1970s . Stock ID #216156 Water buffalo hide and pigment 36 x 59 cm, painted both sides, affixed to an ebonized baton with cotton 43 cms . 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 . Purchased in Java in the early 1970s. When referring to this item

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