Jiweng and Two Other Unidentified Character Puppet Heads

by Wayang Golek Menak: Indonesian Wooden Puppets

A$275 · Offered by Asia Bookroom

Indonesia. Before 1970s . Stock ID #216774 Wood and mixed media, three puppet heads, some loss of pigment and wear more severe in one example all approx 14 x 13 cm, sold with an original wooden baton. Three puppet heads, one representing Jiweng, a clown figure in the Wayang Golek Menak tradition. The other two are from unidentified characters. Most common in West Java, rod puppetry dates back to the early 17th Century. Stories may be of

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