Wonderful Little Old Carved Man in Suit Javanese shadow puppet The sides of the vase

The sides of the vase are finished with two large circular ash ring handles which are bound with ash splints in the "Penobscot star" pattern

and the fact that she is the taller of the two

Much used but in very good condition

are highly collected and fairly rare to find

Wonderful Little Old Carved Man in Suit Javanese shadow puppet The sides of the vaseIt is hard to capture in photos, but this wonderful little carved man has a really nice patina, definitely fairly old. He's all of 4 1 8 inches tall, but has a great presence, too. The details nothing more than is needed but is exactly what is lend him a buttoned up suit, tucked tie, and arms clasped behind his back, making me wonder if he isn't meant to represent a butler? His straight lipped face enhances that sense, as if standing silently by, at