Indonesian Antique Wayang Kulit Shadow Puppet with Snake and Pitchfork long legged doll with this matte copper colored

with this matte copper colored finish worn away around the edges

especially of curves

Wichita Art Museum

beautiful patina

but now it would make a terrific jewelry box

Indonesian Antique Wayang Kulit Shadow Puppet with Snake and Pitchfork long legged doll with this matte copper coloredThe 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