wayang kulit (Shadow Puppet)

Physical description

Partially decorated shadow puppet. Arms are articulated at shoulders and elbows with bone joints. Decorative cutouts are at hair, waist, skirt, hands, and feet. Black paint has been applied to the face; white paint has been applied to areas of the regalia; rest of surface has been painted yellow. Both sides of the puppet are painted yellow with white, only one side has black paint.