» And...Ta ta tara!

Well, I finally got it. After almost a month and a half hunting down on E-bay, I scored this super good looking puppet:

"Wayang Golek" - a three dimensional wooden rod puppet originally from the Java Island in Indonesia. It has a movable head and movable arms with the aid of sticks attached to the hands and torso. The head and headdress are carved from a single block of wood and then hand-painted Bali style. Man... and it was cheap. I was the only bidder. The shipping cost is almost the same as the cost of the whole puppet. Sandra from Sighshop was a sweetheart. I was very pleased. And now...to the movies....
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