This is beautiful and could hang easily with the top string. It would add a point of interest to a room.

There is a chip of gold paint off the back right shoulder. There are no hand rods on this beauty. 6” tall.

These puppets and history of use are fascinating.

Three-dimensional Indonesian puppets are carved out of light, softwood.

The head of the puppet is the most important part, and that is the most intricately carved section of each puppet.

The puppeteer will often carve the face of a bird into the back of the puppet's headdress.

Once the head is carved, the waist and torso are then carved.

After the head and torso have been created, a hole is drilled from the neck to the bottom of the trunk where a large wooden rod is placed

The head is then mounted on the top of the wooden rod

The arms are then carved into two sections: shoulder to elbow, and hand to elbow