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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 297128, member: 2844"]These are nicely made Wayang Kulit shadow puppets, of the type mostly used in Central Java and Madura. These look like figures from the Mahabharata.</p><p>Kulit means skin, and Wayang Kulit are made from (water) buffalo skin and buffalo horn. That is the plastic-like feel.</p><p>You didn't say how big they are. They look the regular size, ca 55cm. If they are, I would certainly buy them for au$10 each.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 297128, member: 2844"]These are nicely made Wayang Kulit shadow puppets, of the type mostly used in Central Java and Madura. These look like figures from the Mahabharata. Kulit means skin, and Wayang Kulit are made from (water) buffalo skin and buffalo horn. That is the plastic-like feel. You didn't say how big they are. They look the regular size, ca 55cm. If they are, I would certainly buy them for au$10 each.[/QUOTE]
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