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A Javanese Wayang Kulit Shadow Puppet Depicting Semar

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A Javanese Wayang Kulit Shadow Puppet Depicting Semar

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Description

A very old and well used Wayang Kulit or Shadow Puppet , Buffalo hide cut and painted with a well worn wooden handle. The character is Semar, the wise servant and clown. Java, Indonesia. The Puppet measures 21.75 inches tall. There is no display stand included. Provenance: Field Collected by Ira marks prior to 1984. Frederick, Maryland.

Condition

Good, very well used

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A Javanese Wayang Kulit Shadow Puppet Depicting Semar

Name: A Javanese Wayang Kulit Shadow Puppet Depicting Semar
SKU: 163036456
Price: 150 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $100 - $300

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