Batara Guru. Surakarta Style

by Wayang Kulit: Indonesian Shadow Puppets

A$475 · Offered by Asia Bookroom

Indonesia. (Before 1970s). Water buffalo hide and pigment, elaborately gilt and cut out 58 x 25 cm, painted both sides, a spliced horn baton holds the body, some abrasions and fading to the painted surface, in good condition overall. This puppet represents the dewa Bathara Guru in the Javanese 'wayang..... More

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