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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 10330142, member: 2844&quot;]Yes, it is.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a post-WWII piece, made when there was actual fighting. Although the freedom movement started much earlier, there was no nation-wide uprising. (Earlier freedom fights and uprisings were only by one specific kingdom or ethnic group.)</p><p><br /></p><p>After the Japanese capitulation, unorganised and very violent fighting broke out directed mostly against Westerners, Chinese, and people of mixed origin. The newly declared Indonesian republic sought to organize the many groups of fighters, often an impossible task, certainly during the first years.</p><p>By the time the Netherlands had brought in troops in 1947 there was a more organised Indonesian army, although there were still rogue bands of youngsters. The war of independence against the Dutch army lasted until 1949.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I would date your Wayang Revolusi 1947-1949. A testimony of an important time in Asian history.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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