Indonesian Wayand Kulit Handmade Shadow Puppet hand-dyed silk it opens and closes fine

it opens and closes fine but does not have the same totally flush closure as the other sliding top box

architect and avid collector who had a great collection of puppets and masks

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Just looking at this one

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Indonesian Wayand Kulit Handmade Shadow Puppet hand-dyed silk it opens and closes fineThis is a wonderful Indonesian Wayang Kulit shadow puppet. I believe it is made of animal hide (Kulit means skin, and refers to the leather construction of the puppets), which has been carefully hand cut and hand painted, including with gold for the torso and the arms. The back side is painted in the same manner as the front, and on both sides the puppet is attached to what I believe are bamboo sticks, painted black, one of which runs down the center