[WAYANG KULIT - INDONESIAN SHADOW PUPPETS].

Satanan or Devil Shadow Puppet.

[Indonesia]. (Before 1970s). Stock ID #216171

Water buffalo hide and pigment 33 x 18cm, painted both sides, affixed to a spliced horn baton (loss at the head), surface wear and loss of pigment, overall in good condition.

A naked devil figure or “Satanan” used in the Javanese and Balinese 'wayang kulit' or leather shadow puppet theatre tradition. Unsurprisingly a menacing and malign figure, the puppet is depicted naked (with blackened genitals), with bared teeth and fangs.

Purchased in Java in the early 1970s.

When referring to this item please quote stockid 216171.

Price: $225.00 AU

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