Large shadow puppet vintage wayang kulit Java Indonesia Bagong Kyai popular Nugroho buffalo skin and horn - carved and painted

Big shadow puppet wayang kulit
by Java Indonesia

Depicting Bagong in Kyai Nugroho
Bagong is one of the four clowneshi characters of the Indonesian shadow theater
He is the youngest of Semar's sons, the others are Gareng and Petruk.

Designed in the style of yogyakarta, it is finely carved and painted on Buffalo leather, with pigments, gilding and handles in Buffalo horn

The most touristy puppets are painted mostly with acrylic paints, often on cow or goat skin, and with bamboo handles, the most economical ones even on cardboard, this is performed according to the ancient traditional technique

very detailed processing level

the measurements are 54 cm long
the width of the body alone without spreading the arms is 24 cm

the state of conservation is good, no missing parts,
only small signs of time on the gilding as shown in the photo (the gilding not being treated, remains more exposed to the passage of time)

however, it must be handled gently

collector's item that should be framed

the photos are part of the description

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