Tribal Art & Antiquities - 20th September 2017
Lot 508
Eleven Java shadow puppet props Indonesia polychromed leather with bamboo handles
Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £450
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Description
Eleven Java shadow puppet props
Indonesia
polychromed leather with bamboo handles, including two kris blades, an axe, two knife blades, two birds, a tablet with a pierced inscription and three pierced fans,
the highest 49cm. (11)
These props are used in the Indonesian Wayang kulit shadow puppet play, offering the viewers a combination of ritual, lesson and entertainment.