Wayang kulit (leather shadow puppet)

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Wayang (shadow puppets) like this one are used in traditional theater performance. This puppet depicts Sahadeva, the youngest of five brothers who are the protagonists in the Hindu epic the Mahābhārata.

Date
c. 1980s
Geography
Bali, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia
Medium
wood
hide
paint
Height
24 in
Width
13.5 in
Depth
0.5 in
Copyright
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