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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 9734200, member: 2844&quot;]Ah yes, there they are, thanks.</p><p>I love the lady.</p><p>I would say the man is very likely a Wayang Menak figure, so from an Islamic story. They seem to be by the same maker, so I would guess the woman is a Menak character as well. My guess is that they are mid-20th century.</p><p>Menak Wayang theatre originated in Kudus, on the North Coast of Java. Your puppets could be either from the North Coast or from West Java.</p><p>Wayang Menak puppets are much more rare than regular Wayang Golek puppets.</p><p><br /></p><p>Wayang Menak stories centre around the nine saints who are said to have brought Islam to Java. These saints came from Arabia and Central Asia. A few of them married into Javanese royal families, hence the royal jackets.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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