Shadow puppet made from hide depicting Bambang Sakutrem, a character from the Mahabharata. The figure has two articulated arms, and is decorated with polychrome pigment, including gold for the body, and pierced detailing. The hair of the figure is in supit urang (like a lobster claw) style. He has a shawl over his shoulder, and his dodot has a smooth border, bokongan tepi lus-lusan. The puppet is attached to a central spliced wooden rod with vegetable fibre bindings.
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