Vintage 22.5" Wayang Golek rod puppet, Indonesian Sudanese traditional theatre

...puppet, Female head / male body combo A beautifully hand carved and painted wood and fabric rod puppet, as traditionally used in Indonesian / West Javanese puppet theatre. Dressed in patterned Batik fabric with hand embroidered beaded decoration, this doll is in good vintage condition with signs of age and use but strong pigments and good detailing. The central rod is removable from the head - this one is a replacement from another puppet. Marked "Seyaduna" on the body. This is a male character, but I couldn´t find any more information on them. The head looks female or at least androgynous, and it´s giving all the sass. This one came to me combined like this and decided to keep them together are they simply look amazing! The leg / feet ornaments on the Egyptian styled hair makes me wonder if this is a servant or godly messenger. With some scuffing to the dark gold toned arms and body, paper stuck to the batik skirt and some chips / wear to the pink face, especially the nose. The body costume looks in decent shape, with only the wing shape on the back stiff and bent from years of being in storage. Dates ca 1950 - 1970s Size: ca 55 cm (22.5") **** THE STAND DOES NOT COME INCLUDED****