λ A JAVANESE WAYANG PURWA SHADOW PUPPET
Java, Indonesia, late 18th - 19th century

Of typical anthropomorphic shape, made of leather and painted with opaque pigments, white wash and gold, the body and limbs attached to buffalo horn and wooden sticks to enhance the puppet's mobility, the character possibly inspired and derived from the Hindu epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata, approx. 74.5cm long.

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