Indonesian Antique Wayang Kulit Shadow Puppet with Snake and Pitchfork organic modern vase To me it's like a

To me it's like a three-dimensional drawing

who came from a long line of carvers

but I am quite uncertain about that

and there is just a tiny bit of wrinkling to the paper along the bottom edge at the center

This vase has a really beautiful form and positively glows

Indonesian Antique Wayang Kulit Shadow Puppet with Snake and Pitchfork organic modern vase To me it's like aThe snake! That pitchfork! And then those teeth, and phallus peeking out below that terrifically patterned green cloth. There are lots of wonderful old Javanese Wayang Kulit shadow puppets out there, but this is quite an unusual one and one of my very favorites. The puppet is made of water buffalo hide, cut and punctured by hand, then colored with water based paints made of natural pigments on both sides. At one time there would have been carved horn