Lot # 37 - Vintage Asian & Indonesian Wood Carved Marionette Puppets

Opening Bid : $ 10.00
Start Date/Time: 07-Oct-2026 7:00:00 AM
End Date/Time: 14-Oct-2026 7:36:00 PM
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A fascinating paired collection featuring two wood carved cultural puppets:

East Asian, Japanese Bunraku puppeteering mid-20th century-style hand carved wood marionette dressed in a sequin tunic (the fabric is a bid tattered with age related holes appearing to be from rubbing against the wooden shoulders), bare chest and long skirt. Hand carved wood body, head feet, detailed jointed hands and expressive hand pained face. Approx 23" tall.

The second one appears to be slightly more modern. It is an Indonesian Wayang Golek wood rod puppet (W. Java). and is 21" tall. It also features a hand pained face and wears an earthy tone long sleeve top and detailed traditional patterned batik skirt. Main peg shows normal oxidation, slight darkening and smooth edges from light use and age-related wear. Likely dated from 1960s-1980s.


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