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This wooden Wayang-lamp is in fact a vertical holder for an oil-lamp used during a Wayang-kulit performance.
Attached to the two holes at the bottom is a small oil-reservoir, in which a fuse is set on fire. The flame enlightens the wayang kulit puppets which are handled by the dalang behind a screen.The spectators in front of the screen see only the shadows of those puppets.
The upstanding wooden holder has the shape of a fable animal with a human face as a balinese dancer.
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The additional photos show other lamp holders and some info from the book "WAYANG ON BALI" written by Hedi Hinzler(1975).
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