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Wayang Kulit

Indonesian Wayang Kulit Hanuman Shadow Puppet, 20th Century
Indonesian Wayang Kulit Hanuman Shadow Puppet, 20th Century

Indonesian Wayang Kulit Hanuman Shadow Puppet, 20th Century

Located in Nottingham, GB

A traditional Javanese wayang kulit shadow puppet depicting Hanuman—known in Java as Hanoman or Anoman—the revered white monkey warrior from the epic Ramayana.

Category

20th Century Antiquities

Materials

Leather

Signed Wayang Kulit Painting from Indonesia on Rich Palette
Signed Wayang Kulit Painting from Indonesia on Rich Palette

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 blue background with touches of beige, green and deep brown.

Category

Mid-20th Century Indonesian Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Silk, Bamboo

Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century

Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century

Located in Jimbaran, Bali

This flat shadow puppet was crafted on the island of Java by a puppet artist using buffalo hide and mounted on bamboo sticks. It was used in Wayang puppet shows, a type of shadow pup...

Category

Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Leather, Wood

Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century

Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century

Located in Jimbaran, Bali

This flat shadow puppet was crafted on the island of Java by a puppet artist using buffalo hide and mounted on bamboo sticks. It was used in Wayang puppet shows, a type of shadow pup...

Category

Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Leather, Wood

Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century

Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century

Located in Jimbaran, Bali

This flat shadow puppet was crafted on the island of Java by a puppet artist using buffalo hide and mounted on bamboo sticks. It features movable arms, controlled by outer bamboo rod...

Category

Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Leather, Wood

Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century

Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century

Located in Jimbaran, Bali

This flat shadow puppet was crafted on the island of Java by a puppet artist using buffalo hide and mounted on bamboo sticks. It features movable arms, controlled by outer bamboo rod...

Category

Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Leather, Wood

Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century

Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century

Located in Jimbaran, Bali

This flat shadow puppet was crafted on the island of Java by a puppet artist using buffalo hide and mounted on bamboo sticks. It features movable arms, controlled by outer bamboo rod...

Category

Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Leather, Wood

Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century

Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century

Located in Jimbaran, Bali

This flat shadow puppet was crafted on the island of Java by a puppet artist using buffalo hide and mounted on bamboo sticks. It features movable arms, controlled by outer bamboo rod...

Category

Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Leather, Wood

Puppet (flat), round eyes, pink face Wayang Klitik, 19th C
Puppet (flat), round eyes, pink face Wayang Klitik, 19th C

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 typically carved out of water buffalo hide and wood.

Category

19th Century Mixed Media

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Javanese Teak Wood Panel Wayang Mythology c. 1920
Antique Javanese Teak Wood Panel Wayang Mythology c. 1920

Antique Javanese Teak Wood Panel Wayang Mythology c. 1920

By Asian Modern

Located in Jimbaran, Bali

Carved from solid teak wood, known for its durability and rich grain, the panel showcases a dramatic confrontation between mythical figures, including gods, warriors, and animal-like...

Category

Vintage 1920s Indonesian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Teak, Paint

Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - Jatayu and the Dragon
Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - Jatayu and the Dragon

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 traditional art forms that has developed over centuries, particularly on the islands of...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Original Poster, Thorn Prikker, Dutch Indonesian Art Exhibition, Germany, 1906
Original Poster, Thorn Prikker, Dutch Indonesian Art Exhibition, Germany, 1906

Original Poster, Thorn Prikker, Dutch Indonesian Art Exhibition, Germany, 1906

By Jan Thorn Prikker

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

Original Poster-Thorn Prikker-Niederl-Ndisch-Indische Kunstaus-Krefeld, 1906 Indonesian shadow puppets (wayang kulit) with stylized batik borders are represented.

Category

20th Century Art Nouveau Posters

Materials

Paper

"Indonesian Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesia
"Indonesian Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesia

"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 Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on 7 November 2003.

Category

19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Animal Skin, Leather

"Indonesian Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesian
"Indonesian Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesian

"Indonesian Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesian

Located in Milwaukee, WI

UNESCO designated wayang kulit, a shadow puppet theatre and the best known of the Indonesian wayang, as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on 7 November 2003.

Category

19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Animal Skin, Leather

"Shadow Puppet (flat) Wayang Klitik, " Leather & Wood created in Indonesia
"Shadow Puppet (flat) Wayang Klitik, " Leather & Wood created in Indonesia

"Shadow Puppet (flat) Wayang Klitik, " Leather & Wood 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 Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on 7 November 2003.

Category

19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Leather, Wood

"Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesia in the 19th Century
"Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesia in the 19th Century

"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 Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on 7 November 2003.

Category

19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Animal Skin, Leather

"Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesia in the 19th century
"Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesia in the 19th century

"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 Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on 7 November 2003.

Category

19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Animal Skin, Leather

"Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesian in the 19th Century
"Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesian in the 19th Century

"Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesian 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 Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on 7 November 2003.

Category

19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Animal Skin, Leather

Indonesian Pair of Vintage Brass Table Lamps
Indonesian Pair of Vintage Brass Table Lamps

Indonesian Pair of Vintage Brass Table Lamps

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

Their history is particularly evident in the depictions of traditional shadow puppet figures found throughout Bali and Java called wayang kulit in between the other rows of decorativ...

Category

20th Century Indonesian Other Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Theater of Shadows Indo-Filipino Batik Shadow Puppets Painting Signed Ayu
Theater of Shadows Indo-Filipino Batik Shadow Puppets Painting Signed Ayu

Theater of Shadows Indo-Filipino Batik Shadow Puppets Painting Signed Ayu

Located in Lomita, CA

Theater of Shadows Signed by Ayu, this richly detailed batik painting evokes the ceremonial beauty of Southeast Asia’s Wayang Kulit shadow puppetry. Two stylized figures—one regal an...

Category

Late 20th Century Philippine Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Textile, Bamboo

Antique Javanese Prints – Gamelan Instruments & Wayang Puppets – c.1860
Antique Javanese Prints – Gamelan Instruments & Wayang Puppets – c.1860

Antique Javanese Prints – Gamelan Instruments & Wayang Puppets – c.1860

Located in Langweer, NL

Both Wayang Kulit (shadow puppets made of leather) and Wayang Golek (three-dimensional wooden puppets) are shown alongside brightly painted theatrical masks.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Prints

Materials

Paper

Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - Doggy and Friends
Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - Doggy and Friends

Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - Doggy and Friends

By Kusbudiyanto

Located in Paris, IDF

His works evoke celebrations such as Satu Suro, symbolic elements such as keris or wayang kulit, and everyday scenes involving humans and animals.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - Bird and Friends
Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - Bird and Friends

Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - Bird and Friends

By Kusbudiyanto

Located in Paris, IDF

His works evoke celebrations such as Satu Suro, symbolic elements such as keris or wayang kulit, and everyday scenes involving humans and animals.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - Cat and Friends
Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - Cat and Friends

Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - Cat and Friends

By Kusbudiyanto

Located in Paris, IDF

His works evoke celebrations such as Satu Suro, symbolic elements such as keris or wayang kulit, and everyday scenes involving humans and animals.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - Bird and Friends
Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - Bird and Friends

Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - Bird and Friends

By Kusbudiyanto

Located in Paris, IDF

His works evoke celebrations such as Satu Suro, symbolic elements such as keris or wayang kulit, and everyday scenes involving humans and animals.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - My Little Bird
Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - My Little Bird

Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - My Little Bird

By Kusbudiyanto

Located in Paris, IDF

His works evoke celebrations such as Satu Suro, symbolic elements such as keris or wayang kulit, and everyday scenes involving humans and animals.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - Mother of All Life
Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - Mother of All Life

Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - Mother of All Life

By Kusbudiyanto

Located in Paris, IDF

His works evoke celebrations such as Satu Suro, symbolic elements such as keris or wayang kulit, and everyday scenes involving humans and animals.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Flat Wooden Puppet (male), " Wood & Leather created in Indonesian in the 19th C
"Flat Wooden Puppet (male), " Wood & Leather created in Indonesian in the 19th C

"Flat Wooden Puppet (male), " Wood & Leather created in Indonesian in the 19th C

Located in Milwaukee, WI

UNESCO designated wayang kulit, a shadow puppet theatre and the best known of the Indonesian wayang, as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on 7 November 2003.

Category

19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Leather, Wood

"Flat Wooden Shadow Puppet, " Wood & Leather created in Indonesia in the 19th C
"Flat Wooden Shadow Puppet, " Wood & Leather created in Indonesia in the 19th C

"Flat Wooden Shadow Puppet, " Wood & Leather created in Indonesia in the 19th C

Located in Milwaukee, WI

UNESCO designated wayang kulit, a shadow puppet theatre and the best known of the Indonesian wayang, as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on 7 November 2003.

Category

19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Leather, Wood

19th century puppet figure demon red ornate gold mythological Indonesian
19th century puppet figure demon red ornate gold mythological Indonesian

19th century puppet figure demon red ornate gold mythological Indonesian

Located in Milwaukee, WI

UNESCO designated wayang kulit, a shadow puppet theatre and the best known of the Indonesian wayang, as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on 7 November 2003.

Category

19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Leather

"Indonesian Shadow Puppet, " Wood and Leather created in Indonesia c. 1800s
"Indonesian Shadow Puppet, " Wood and Leather created in Indonesia c. 1800s

"Indonesian Shadow Puppet, " Wood and Leather created in Indonesia c. 1800s

Located in Milwaukee, WI

UNESCO designated wayang kulit, a shadow puppet theatre and the best known of the Indonesian wayang, as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on 7 November 2003.

Category

19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Leather, Wood

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Early 20th Century Pair of Indonesian Paintings in Vintage Burl Wood Frames
Early 20th Century Pair of Indonesian Paintings in Vintage Burl Wood Frames

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 folk paintings are on paper under glass with lovely aged burled wood frames.

Category

Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper

An Indonesian Wayang Kulit Shadow Puppet of Gajah (Elephant)
An Indonesian Wayang Kulit Shadow Puppet of Gajah (Elephant)

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, late 19th – early 20th century Opaque pigments heightened in gold on hide, designed i...

Category

Early 20th Century Indonesian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Hide

Vintage Lamp Holder, Bali, Wayang Puppet Theatre, Early to Mid-20th Century
Vintage Lamp Holder, Bali, Wayang Puppet Theatre, Early to Mid-20th Century

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

Kus BudiyantoPupet Shadow Show, 2017

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H 35.44 in W 55.12 in D 1.58 in

Pupet Shadow Show

Located in Paris, IDF

Acrilyc on canvas 140cm x 90 cm 2017. Wayang kulit is an Indonesian traditional art that mainly develops in Java.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Puppet Shadow Show
Puppet Shadow Show

KusbudiyantoPuppet Shadow Show, 2017

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H 35.44 in W 55.12 in D 1.58 in

Puppet Shadow Show

By Kusbudiyanto

Located in Paris, IDF

Acrilyc on canvas 140cm x 90 cm 2017. Wayang kulit is an Indonesian traditional art that mainly develops in Java.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Original Antique Art Nouveau Poster For A Dutch East Indies Indonesia Exhibition

Original Antique Art Nouveau Poster For A Dutch East Indies Indonesia Exhibition

By Jan Thorn Prikker

Located in London, GB

Image features Indonesian shadow puppets (wayang kulit) with stylized batik borders. Printed by Lith.

Category

Early 20th Century Dutch Art Nouveau Posters

Indonesian Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa
Indonesian Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa

Indonesian Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa

Located in Milwaukee, WI

UNESCO designated wayang kulit, a shadow puppet theatre and the best known of the Indonesian wayang, as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on 7 November 2003.

Category

19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Animal Skin, Leather

Pair of Antique Javanese Wayang Golek Shadow Puppets on Stands, Early 20th Centu
Pair of Antique Javanese Wayang Golek Shadow Puppets on Stands, Early 20th Centu

Pair of Antique Javanese Wayang Golek Shadow Puppets on Stands, Early 20th Centu

Located in Lincoln, GB

Unlike the flat leather Wayang Kulit, which project shadows through a screen, Wayang Golek are three-dimensional wooden puppets manipulated with rods during performances.

Category

20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century
Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century

Indonesian 'Wayang Kulit" Shadow Puppet, Java, Indonesia, Early 20th Century

Located in Jimbaran, Bali

This flat shadow puppet depicts a mythical bird. It was crafted on the island of Java by a puppet artist using buffalo hide and mounted on bamboo sticks. It was used in Wayang puppet...

Category

Early 20th Century Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Leather, Wood

"Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesia in 19th Century
"Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesia in 19th Century

"Shadow Puppet Wayang Purwa, " Leather created in Indonesia in 19th Century

Located in Milwaukee, WI

UNESCO designated wayang kulit, a shadow puppet theatre and the best known of the Indonesian wayang, as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on 7 November 2003.

Category

19th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Leather, Animal Skin

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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.