Indonesian Antique Wayang Kulit Shadow Puppet with Snake and Pitchfork long legged doll Great on a rustic farm

Great on a rustic farm table as well as amid other mid-century decor

beautiful patina

with these green painted stripes

facing one another or with backs turned

The four little pedestal legs upon which the tub rests are pretty great too

Indonesian Antique Wayang Kulit Shadow Puppet with Snake and Pitchfork long legged doll Great on a rustic farmThe snake! That pitchfork! And then those teeth, and phallus peeking out below that terrifically patterned green cloth. There are lots of wonderful old Javanese Wayang Kulit shadow puppets out there, but this is quite an unusual one and one of my very favorites. The puppet is made of water buffalo hide, cut and punctured by hand, then colored with water based paints made of natural pigments on both sides. At one time there would have been carved horn