Large Hand Carved Wood Puppet Wayang Golek Indonesia Java 2 Bodies 30" Tall

Vintage or antique hand carved Indonesian wood stick puppet with large head Comes with two black painted carved wood bodies I don't know the name of this character Neck slides into body on top Bodies have protruding stomachs, jointed arms Included: 1 19 inch carved stick holder for holding puppet (take it out to insert in other puppet) The stick also lets you turn the head Ornate carved head has animal shapes on top One area is chipped Face is painted red with large eyes Head measures: 11 tall / 9" wide / 3" deep One wood body has a green plaid long cotton skirt 2nd body has a long maroon plaid cotton skirt Each body has jointed arms worked with string-attached sticks Bodies measure 19" tall Arm sticks (each body has two) are 15" long Three-dimensional wooden puppet from West Java This cultural art form began in the 1600s Wikipedia: "The term wayang golek is the Javanese word, it consists of two words wayang and golek. Wayang for "shadow"[4][5] or "imagination" and Golek for "seek". The words equivalent in the Indonesian are bayang and mencari. In modern daily Javanese and Indonesian vocabulary, wayang can refer to the puppet itself or the whole puppet theatre performance." cONdITIOn: Good vintage / antique condition - Some wear and scratches on painted hand-carved wood, chipped section on top of head (see photo) Check out our other great old Indonesian stick puppets and ask for a bundle discount!