Satanan or Devil Shadow Puppet

by Wayang Kulit: Indonesian Shadow Puppets

A$225 · Offered by Asia Bookroom

Indonesia. Before 1970s . Stock ID #216171 Water buffalo hide and pigment 33 x 18 cm, painted both sides, affixed to a spliced horn baton loss at the head , surface wear and loss of pigment, overall in good condition. A naked devil figure or “Satanan” used in the Javanese and Balinese 'wayang kulit' or leather shadow puppet theatre tradition. Unsurprisingly a menacing and malign figure, the puppet is depicted naked with blackened

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