Indonesian Wayand Kulit Handmade Shadow Puppet hand-dyed silk the milkman from Fiddler on

the milkman from Fiddler on the Roof

it opens and closes fine but does not have the same totally flush closure as the other sliding top box

and nice large plugs at the bottom

HJG and HJP

and while they feel quite delicate and precious

Indonesian Wayand Kulit Handmade Shadow Puppet hand-dyed silk the milkman from Fiddler onThis is a wonderful Indonesian Wayang Kulit shadow puppet. I believe it is made of animal hide (Kulit means skin, and refers to the leather construction of the puppets), which has been carefully hand cut and hand painted, including with gold for the torso and the arms. The back side is painted in the same manner as the front, and on both sides the puppet is attached to what I believe are bamboo sticks, painted black, one of which runs down the center