wayang kulit (Shadow Puppet)

A shadow puppet of a figure. Has a black face, and head with a series of circular holes in the hair or the headdress which curls upward and forward. Gold body. Wearing a checkered black and red skirt. Red ground in between the bare feet. There is a horn stick at the centre along the centre, attached with thread, slit vertically along both sides, and curving at the top. Handles are made of horn.