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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 9734079, member: 2844&quot;]These are Wayang Golek or Wayang Menak puppets from Java, Indonesia. They have some age, but are not antique.</p><p>Wayang is Javanese puppet theatre. The plays are often based on Hindu epics.</p><p>Wayang Golek is the Wayang form of the Sundanese people of West Java. The Sundanese have modified classic Javanese Wayang Kulit, and use 3-dimensional puppets instead of the classic flat shadow puppets.</p><p>Wayang Menak is inspired by traditional Wayang, but based on Islamic stories. It also uses 3-dimensional puppets. I think these are Menak.</p><p><br /></p><p>The black velvet jackets with gold trim mean these are courtly characters, members of a ruling family. The sarpech, turban ornament, indicates the same.</p><p>The woman&#039;s face shows some Wayang Cepak influence. Wayang Cepak is the Wayang theatre of the Peranakan, Chinese Indonesians. It is mostly from the city of Cirebon.</p><p><br /></p><p>To help with identification, could you show the sides and backs of the heads please? I can&#039;t promise an ID though, because I know very little of Wayang Menak characters.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Netherlands are full of Indonesian crafts and antiques, so lots of nice things to be found.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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