Rod puppet, a wayang golek menak puppet on a stand. It represents a clown, with pockmarked skin and one buck tooth. Wooden body is unclothed and painted black with a white band, with black, white and red circles, down the centre line. The skin of the head is painted red with black spots over the face and ears. Snub nose, protruding eyes, hair painted black with red circle on the crown of the head and two headbands painted on in red and pale blue. A protuberance at the base of the head, again with a red spot on it. The head detaches from the body. Both arms are articulated and operated by wooden rods attached to white hands. Pink cotton skirt cloth with waistbands in red, black and white.
rod puppet
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