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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 346149, member: 2844&quot;]Technically speaking not, but this is where many non-tribal Indonesian items end up.</p><p>He is a Sundanese wayang golek puppet from West Java. I don&#039;t know the exact character, but he is of the Boma type, the more fierce looking guys.</p><p>I can&#039;t find a Boma type with a blue face, but there are local differences, and some makers don&#039;t know everything about tradition.</p><p>That artificial staining/aging of the face started in the 50s, most makers came to their senses ca 1970.</p><p>The sarung or skirt looks in very good condition, so it could date from after 1970. Is there any fading? What does it look like under his apron?</p><p>He is nicely carved. Missing or mismatched arms often indicate use in wayang performances, but most 20th-21st century puppets were made for the tourist market. The quality is the same.</p><p><br /></p><p>When trying to identify a wayang puppet it is always good to show the side of the head as well, because every little detail counts.</p><p>I think he could be H4 from this list, top left, from the book &#039;Wayang Golek&#039; by Peter Buurman:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]116922[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>H4 is Indrajit, a demonic character from the Ramayana story. Indrajit is usually depicted with a red face.</p><p>H4 is just the classification by this researcher, not an official code.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yours is missing the central rod and, as you thought, the lower arms with the sticks to move them.</p><p>The central rod:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]116923[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The thin half goes through the body and the neck. The body rests on top of the broad part. Nothing is fixed, it is detachable for travel.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]116924[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The hoops and sticks have nothing to do with the puppet. They probably just ended up in a box together. The hoops look like curtain rings.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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