Wayang Kulit
An Indonesian Wayang Kulit Shadow Puppet of Gajah (Elephant)
Located in London, GB
An Indonesian Wayang Kulit Shadow Puppet of Gajah (Elephant), Java, Indonesia, South East Asia
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Animal Sculptures
Materials
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Signed Wayang Kulit Painting from Indonesia on Rich Palette
Located in Lomita, CA
This is a "remarkable" Indonesian Wayang Kulit painting. The color pallette is fantastic on a deep
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Silk, Bamboo
$896 Sale Price
59% Off
H 24 in W 23 in D 3 in
Vintage Wayang Kulit Indonesian Shadow Puppet With Stand
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Vintage Indonesian shadow puppet intricately hand painted and articulated at the shoulders, elbow and hand. The puppet comes with a square hand-painted stand.
Dimensions: 10 7/8" H ...
Category
20th Century Indonesian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
mounted on bamboo sticks. It was used in Wayang puppet shows, a type of shadow puppet show originating
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
$545
H 30.71 in W 16.54 in D 0.02 in
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
mounted on bamboo sticks. It was used in Wayang puppet shows, a type of shadow puppet show originating
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
$400
H 15.75 in W 9.06 in D 0.02 in
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
artist using buffalo hide and mounted on bamboo sticks. It was used in Wayang puppet shows, a type of
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
$545
H 18.51 in W 17.33 in D 0.02 in
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
mounted on bamboo sticks. It features movable arms, controlled by outer bamboo rods. It was used in Wayang
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
$545
H 15.75 in W 13.39 in D 0.02 in
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
lost one of its bamboo rods over the years due to age) It was used in Wayang puppet shows, a type of
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
$745
H 26.38 in W 13.78 in D 0.02 in
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
lost one of its bamboo rods over the years due to age) It was used in Wayang puppet shows, a type of
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
$645 / set
H 18.51 in W 10.24 in D 0.02 in
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
lost one of its bamboo rods over the years due to age) It was used in Wayang puppet shows, a type of
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
$645
H 22.05 in W 11.82 in D 0.02 in
Puppet (flat), round eyes, pink face Wayang Klitik, 19th C
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Indonesian shadow puppet/Wayang kulit, 19th century
Wayang kulit, or Indonesian shadow puppets are
Category
19th Century Mixed Media
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Javanese Teak Wood Panel Wayang Mythology c. 1920
By Asian Modern
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
rendered in the distinctive stylized form of Wayang Kulit puppetry. The figures are adorned in traditional
Category
Vintage 1920s Indonesian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Teak, Paint
Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - Jatayu and the Dragon
By Kusbudiyanto
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
The Origins of Wayang Kulit Performances
Wayang Kulit is one of Indonesia's
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$4,000
H 39.38 in W 59.06 in D 1.19 in
Indonesian Pair of Vintage Brass Table Lamps
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
traditional shadow puppet figures found throughout Bali and Java called wayang kulit in between the other rows
Category
20th Century Indonesian Other Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Original Poster, Thorn Prikker, Dutch Indonesian Art Exhibition, Germany, 1906
By Jan Thorn Prikker
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
puppets (wayang kulit) with stylized batik borders are represented. This poster is inspired by Batik
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Posters
Materials
Paper
$3,002
H 36.23 in W 28.75 in D 0.4 in
"Indonesian Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesia
Located in Milwaukee, WI
.
UNESCO designated wayang kulit, a shadow puppet theatre and the best known of the Indonesian wayang, as a
Category
19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Animal Skin, Leather
$1,600
H 17.5 in W 7.5 in
"Indonesian Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesian
Located in Milwaukee, WI
the screen.
UNESCO designated wayang kulit, a shadow puppet theatre and the best known of the
Category
19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Animal Skin, Leather
$1,600
H 18.5 in W 7.5 in
"Shadow Puppet (flat) Wayang Klitik, " Leather & Wood created in Indonesia
Located in Milwaukee, WI
designated wayang kulit, a shadow puppet theatre and the best known of the Indonesian wayang, as a
Category
19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood
$3,250
H 26 in W 7.5 in
"Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesia in the 19th Century
Located in Milwaukee, WI
.
UNESCO designated wayang kulit, a shadow puppet theatre and the best known of the Indonesian wayang, as a
Category
19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Animal Skin, Leather
"Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesia in the 19th century
Located in Milwaukee, WI
.
UNESCO designated wayang kulit, a shadow puppet theatre and the best known of the Indonesian wayang, as a
Category
19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Animal Skin, Leather
"Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesian in the 19th Century
Located in Milwaukee, WI
sides of the screen.
UNESCO designated wayang kulit, a shadow puppet theatre and the best known of the
Category
19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Animal Skin, Leather
Theater of Shadows Indo-Filipino Batik Shadow Puppets Painting Signed Ayu
Located in Lomita, CA
of Southeast Asia’s Wayang Kulit shadow puppetry. Two stylized figures—one regal and upright, the
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Textile, Bamboo
$770 Sale Price
30% Off
H 24 in W 20 in D 2 in
Antique Javanese Prints – Gamelan Instruments & Wayang Puppets – c.1860
Located in Langweer, NL
, Java’s classical form of puppet performance. Both Wayang Kulit (shadow puppets made of leather) and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Prints
Materials
Paper
$384 / set
H 9.81 in W 6.46 in D 0.01 in
Pair of Antique Javanese Wayang Golek Shadow Puppets on Stands, Early 20th Centu
Located in Lincoln, GB
presented on bespoke display stands.
Unlike the flat leather Wayang Kulit, which project shadows through a
Category
20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
$495 Sale Price
20% Off
H 23.6 in W 8.7 in D 4.7 in
"Flat Wooden Puppet (male), " Wood & Leather created in Indonesian in the 19th C
Located in Milwaukee, WI
designated wayang kulit, a shadow puppet theatre and the best known of the Indonesian wayang, as a
Category
19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood
"Flat Wooden Shadow Puppet, " Wood & Leather created in Indonesia in the 19th C
Located in Milwaukee, WI
designated wayang kulit, a shadow puppet theatre and the best known of the Indonesian wayang, as a
Category
19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th century puppet figure demon red ornate gold mythological Indonesian
Located in Milwaukee, WI
leader; people watch the show from both sides of the screen.
UNESCO designated wayang kulit, a shadow
Category
19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Leather
$1,600
H 19 in W 7.5 in
"Indonesian Shadow Puppet, " Wood and Leather created in Indonesia c. 1800s
Located in Milwaukee, WI
designated wayang kulit, a shadow puppet theatre and the best known of the Indonesian wayang, as a
Category
19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood
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Early 20th Century Pair of Indonesian Paintings in Vintage Burl Wood Frames
Located in San Antonio, TX
Pair of paintings on paper depicting wayang kulit also known as shadow puppets. These Indonesian
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
H 39.5 in W 29.25 in D 1.5 in
Vintage Lamp Holder, Bali, Wayang Puppet Theatre, Early to Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage lamp holder. Bali. For the Wayang Kulit shadow puppet theatre, early to mid-20th century
Category
Vintage 1930s Balinese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pupet Shadow Show
Located in Paris, IDF
Pupet shadow show. Acrilyc on canvas 140cm x 90 cm 2017.
Wayang kulit is an Indonesian traditional
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Puppet Shadow Show
By Kusbudiyanto
Located in Paris, IDF
show. Acrilyc on canvas 140cm x 90 cm 2017.
Wayang kulit is an Indonesian traditional art that mainly
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Original Antique Art Nouveau Poster For A Dutch East Indies Indonesia Exhibition
By Jan Thorn Prikker
Located in London, GB
puppets (wayang kulit) with stylized batik borders. Printed by Lith. S. Lankhout & Co., Den Haag, the
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Nouveau Posters
H 28.75 in W 36.42 in D 0.04 in
Indonesian Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa
Located in Milwaukee, WI
the screen.
UNESCO designated wayang kulit, a shadow puppet theatre and the best known of the
Category
19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Animal Skin, Leather
"Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesia in 19th Century
Located in Milwaukee, WI
sides of the screen.
UNESCO designated wayang kulit, a shadow puppet theatre and the best known of the
Category
19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Animal Skin
Original Art Nouveau exhibition poster: Dutch Indies (Indonesia) Art Exhibition
By Jan Thorn Prikker
Located in London, GB
puppets (wayang kulit) with stylised batik borders. Printed by Lith. S. Lankhout & Co., Den Haag, the
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau More Prints
Materials
Paper
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Wayang Kulit For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic wayang kulit available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of animal skin, leather and wood, every wayang kulit was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the wayang kulit you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each wayang kulit bearing Art Nouveau hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one wayang kulit that is appealing in its simplicity, but Johan Thorn Prikker produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Wayang Kulit?
Prices for a wayang kulit start at $320 and top out at $3,600 with the average selling for $1,600.
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