The long time coming pictures are here.  The Wayang Golek puppets I received from the estate sale have found a new place to live on top of my dresser.

I'm hoping to find some interesting, themed fabric, or perhaps a Javanese background that might spice up the wall behind them.  Then would the display be complete.

I've made my first purchase of puppets.  At an estate sale this week in my home town there were 5 Wayang Golek puppets up for sale.  As we were walking in there was a lady purchasing one; I got a bit worried.  If she's getting just one perhaps they're all gone already. Thus ensued a semi frantic search through the house, ignoring other objects, to find the puppets. Success was to be had, as I found the remaining four puppets. 

They are in reasonable condition.  Some paint chipping here and there, some of the costumes need a few stitches of thread, but on the whole they're pretty well intact.  I do wish they all had the more traditional stands.  Three of them were sitting in wine bottles. On two of them the heads weren't properly attached.  Next week I'll talk to Alan at IPM and see what he thinks about options for proper attachment.

Pictures to come at a later date!!