Six-sided, lozenge-shaped wooden shield with pointed ends and a raised rib down the centre. Curvilinear painted designs in black, red and brown. Wooden handle attached at back. Dark brown tie on handle.

Shadow puppet of a figure wearing an elaborate black, gold and red headdress. At the back of the headdress there is a red demon-like face. The black and gold elements of the headdress have scalloped edges and holes cut out of them to mimic fine metalwork. The figure’s face is in profile, facing right. He has a long black sideburn and a thin black mustache. His eyes and tongue are painted red. The figure’s skin is white. His chest is bare save for a large gold chest piece with red jewels that wraps around his neck and then extends down his torso to attach to the folds of his skirt. Around each of the figure’s upper arms and forearms, he wears gold bracelets and a gold ring on each hand. The upper arms, forearms and hands of the puppet are separate pieces of skin attached with small nails. The nails at his wrists also attach the puppet’s arms to wooden sticks, with movable joints in his arms. There is a stick attached to the front of the object and one attached to the back. The skirt is green, red, blue and gold with black stripes adorning them. The skirt wraps around his right thigh, lower than it does on his left leg. Yellow thread attaches a large dark brown stick to the middle of the puppet on the front and back side. The stick is pointed at the bottom end.

Shadow puppet, representing the character Bima, Pandhawa Prince, made of skin. The figure wears a large gold and black headdress. The headdress has decorative holes cut into it and scalloped edges to mimic fine metalwork. The figure’s flesh is dark red. His face is in profile and looks to the left. He has a long black sideburn and a small black moustache. The figure’s eyes and tongue are red. His chest is bare and has a small patch of chest hair. On each of the figure’s upper arms and forearms he wears gold bracelets. In each of his hands he holds a white spear. Each of his arms is composed of an upper arm piece, a forearm piece and a hand piece of skin. These pieces are attached to each other using small nails. His wrist joints are also attached to long wooden sticks; this results in his arms having movable joints. Tied around his waist, the figure wears a loin cloth. The fabric is red, black, grey, white, blue and green. The red, green and blue elements of the garment have black stripes on them. The black, grey and white elements of the garment are arranged in a check pattern with gold trim. The puppet’s thighs are large and bare. Black thread attaches a wide wooden stick to the middle of the puppet’s body. The stick is pointed at the bottom end.

Shadow puppet made of skin. Represents the character Kresna (Krishna). The figure has green skin exposed at its face, arms, chest, stomach and legs. He wears an elaborate gold, red, blue green and white headdress. The red and blue elements of the puppet are striped with black lines. The gold elements of the puppet have small holes through them and scalloped edges to mimic the shapes of fine metalwork. The figure’s face is in profile; it has long black sideburns and a thin curly moustache. His eyes and tongue are red. A large gold necklace hands down the figure’s chest. He also wears a gold chest piece that wraps around his torso. There are gold bracelets on each of the figure’s upper arms and wrists. On his fingers, there are gold rings. At each of the figure’s shoulder joints, elbows and wrists, there are metal nails the pieces of skin and attaching the skin of the hands to wooden sticks. One of the sticks is on the front and the other is on the back of the puppet. These allow the puppet to have movable arm joints. Wrapped around the figures waist is an elaborate skirt with red, blue, green, white and gold detailing. The fabric of the skirt also wraps around the upper left thigh of the figure. The toe and finger nails of the puppet are painted white. There are gold bracelets around each of his ankles. There is a dark brown stick which is pointed at the bottom end attached to the front and back of the puppet with yellow thread.

Mask of a woman’s face, with all features carved rather than solely painted. The black hair is covered by an elaborate gold headdress. Long thin eyebrows sweep over small eyes emphasized with black paint, and eye holes are bored through the wood where pupils would be. Beneath a creased brow is a sharp, protruding nose, with bored nostril holes. The open mouth has thin, red painted lips and reveals top teeth. Two holes are bored through the sides of the mask at the edges, and one at the top centre. The interior of the mask is concave.

Mask with large, round pink and white eyes staring out of a pink face. Eye holes have been carved underneath the black pupils. Between the thin swooping black brows is a pointed protrusion. The mask’s snout contains a small round nose and a wide red mouth, with two large bottom teeth painted gold. A curling moustache has been painted on either side of the mouth, and a black patch is painted on the underside of the chin. A painted headdress covers black carved hair, with a pointed piece hanging down the centre of the forehead. The interior of the mask is concave and painted brown.

Mask of a bird face, with a jutting, pointed blue beak, pink mouth slightly open and red tongue peeking out. Eye holes are bored through the wood under the round pink and black pupils and a red comb sits between the eyes. The face is covered with painted feathers each in 3 shades of blue. A headdress surrounds the forehead, with a protruding carving of a small bird at centre just above the comb, and large decorated portions on the sides of the head. The inside of the mask is concave and unpainted with a gold sticker attached to the forehead area.

Mask of a woman’s face, with delicately carved features. The face has closed red lips, with small lines carved at each side of the mouth. The protruding nose has two nostril holes bored through the wood. Eyeholes are also bored, and sit directly under the pupils of long slanted eyes. The eyebrows are black and quite thick. A headdress decorated with up-pointing triangles covers the hair. The inside of the mask is concave and painted brown with a seal carved into the wood and painted bronze and red. Text has been carved above the seal.

Rod puppet named Gatotkaca. The face is blue, with black decorations painted around the red eyes. A moustache and beard surround the red mouth. The puppet wears an intricate diadem, with a decorated hair curl that features the image of an eagle. On his back are finely cut wings, decorated with paint on the outside and sewn together at the middle. He wears a sleeveless top decorated with beads, and a matching apron with green ribbons that hang down the sides. A sarong is attached at the waist and hides a wooden stick that extends up through the torso and into the puppet’s head to control its movement. The arms are decorated with bracelets carved like birds, and are moveable at the elbows and shoulder by wooden sticks attached to each hand. The wooden stand (part b) is square and painted black.

Panakawan (clown) puppet named Cepot. A piece of fishing line holds the head to the body (part a) and due to a metal piece in the interior, the head is able to nod. The face is red, with blue eyes, a small nose, and an open mouth that displays one white tooth. The lower lip protrudes out past the upper, which is lined with a small black moustache. The clothing is village style, with a scarf covering the scalp, a long sleeved black jacket with a white sash, and a long checked sarong. A white string around the waist holds a sheathed dagger. The sarong hides a removable wooden stick (part b) that extends through the torso to control the movement of the head and connects the figure to its blue wooden base (part c). The arms are moveable at shoulder and elbow by wooden sticks attached to each hand.