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Wayang Golek Rod Puppet. Sundanese Culture. West Java. Indonesia

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There is still little known about the wayang golek puppets but historians have speculated that they most likely originated in China and arrived on the north coast of Java (Pasisir region) around the 17th Century. Through a series of cultural adoptions over a couple of hundred years,… Continue reading →

Item Number: O-4445
Provenance/Origin: Java. Circa 1960s.
Composition: Cloth, embroidery, wood
Dimensions: 24" from top to bottom of costume
Weight: 1 pound
Price: $ 115.00 USD

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