18 & 16” Wayang Golek Java Indonesia Asian Stick Puppet Marionettes wood case.

Vintage Wayang Golek Wooden Java Indonesia Asian Stick Puppet Marionettes in wood case. This is a pair of Wayang Golek Hand Made Rod Puppets from approximately the 1940s to 1950s, displayed in a newer wood and acrylic case. Measurements : Case 20” x 9 1/2” x 9 1/2” Male 18” Female 16” These puppets are almost 100 years old. They are in excellent shape, except for a tiny amount of chipping on the male’s nose and on the female’s ears. Please look carefully at the pictures. Contact me if you have any questions. I will consider any sensible offers. Made in Indonesia, these puppets are museum quality collectibles and great additions to any Asian collection. Each is intricately unique and handmade by skilled artisans in Indonesia. The practice of making the puppets is passed down through families. The male puppet’s head has a crown-like headdress with a bird carved and painted on the back of the crown; the “Garuda mungkur”. The female also has an elaborately carved headdress and an outfit that matches the male. These rod puppets are made of soft wood. Their arms are movable and are jointed at the shoulders and elbows. They have no legs but a stick instead, hidden by a sarong. This is then inserted in a round dark brown carved wooden base. N1