Rod puppet, 'Hero Prince in Love'

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Rod puppet, 'Hero Prince in Love' by Novica
Category : puppets

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Panji and Condrokirono's legendary love story inspires this magnificent rod puppet by Nenny Lukhita. The story tells of prince Panji's search for love, and after many battles with nearby kingdoms, he finally falls for princess Condrokirono. After their wedding, they return to Panji's home where he succeeds his father as king of Kunipan. Since then, their story is told as a wayang golek or rod puppet show. In Lukhita's version, Panji wears hand-printed cotton batik attire accessorized with copper jewels and crown. His face is carved of pule wood and features pinewood hands and puppet rods.

Fascinated with the past, Lukhita wishes to create an antique, unearthed appearance for his puppets by applying a special finish to the face and accessories, making them seem dusty