Indonesian Wayand Kulit Handmade Shadow Puppet glazed blue bowl Very mid-century Scandanavian

Very mid-century Scandanavian

with a 2 1/4" diameter at base and 3/4" diameter at lip

with what appears to be “MM”  “’78” and VT

best known for his viking figures

Indonesian Wayand Kulit Handmade Shadow Puppet glazed blue bowl Very mid-century ScandanavianThis 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