Shadow puppet of a 2 dimensional human-like figure riding a large mythical bird. The golden skinned figure has a black face with red markings, and long curling black hair. He wears an elaborate, colourful headdress and a robe around his shoulders that falls to his feet. Bracelets adorn wrists and ankles. In front of the figure sits a small green lizard. The bird Garuda has long blue feathers making up tail and wings, and small, delicate brown feathers on the chest. The eyes are red and staring, and a long snout displays many sharp white teeth. It stands on grey birdlike feet on floral grounding. The leather of the puppet is pierced with patterns of lines, holes and curlicues, which allow light to shine through. The whole is held up by a horn handle attached to the leather with fibre. The puppet is painted identically on both front and back.

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.

Panakawan puppet named Semar. The head (part a) has a white face with protruding bumps behind each ear and in the middle of the forehead. The eyes are partially open and have red pupils. Below the small nose is an open smiling mouth with one white tooth protruding from the lower gum. The lower lip protrudes out past the upper, which is lined with a small black moustache. A tuft of fibre hair sticks out of the top of the head, and the black painted hair is gathered at the back of the head in a bun. The torso (part b) is uncovered and painted black. There is a bulge between the shoulders at the back, and to the front are a plump pectoral area and a bulging belly. A white bag with a strap is draped horizontally across the chest. A checked sarong with a green waistband falls past the puppet’s feet and hides a removable wooden stick, embedded in a white wooden base, (part c) that extends through the torso to control the movement of the head. The arms are moveable at shoulder and elbow by wooden sticks attached to each hand. Red bracelets surround each wrist. The thumb and third and fourth fingers of each hand are curled into the palm, while the first and second fingers remain straight.

Rod puppet of Irawan. The head (part a) has a white face with black painted features and a red smiling mouth. Green pompoms hang from above each ear. The black hair is topped by an elaborate headdress that includes a carving of the bird Garuda. The torso (part b) is covered by a black velvet bib with beaded decoration. A matching apron with peach coloured panels hangs from the waist, as does a long sarong, which hides a wooden stick (part c) that extends up through the torso and into the puppet’s head to control its movement. The arms, adorned with bracelets, are moveable at shoulder and elbow by wooden sticks attached to each hand. The round, wood base (part d) has been painted white.

Rod puppet (wayang golek) of a god character, Batara Kamajaya. The puppet has a white face with finely painted features and red smiling lips slightly parted. On his head is a large headdress, curved above the head at the back, painted gold. In front of the ear on the left side is a hanging pink pompom. A black velvet bib hangs around the neck and covers the torso, and is decorated with sequence and beads. At the waist sits a long sarong, tied with green twine. Below the sarong is a wooden stick that extends up through the torso and into the puppet’s head to control its movement. The puppet’s arms are moveable at shoulder and elbow by wooden sticks attached to each hand. The elbow joints are tied with green twine. The parts of the puppet are (a) head, (b) body, (c) arm stick, (d) torso stick, (e) stand. The arm stick for the right hand has become detached.