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Hello, can anyone tell me about these wooden and painted heads. Where do they come from and how old are they? I haven't got a clue, but bought them on a local fleamarket this morning.

Hopefully I receive some interesting answers.
Thanks in advance.

Best regards,
Johan from Belgium

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http://www.marlamallett.com/puppets.htm

These look like Indonesian puppet heads, perhaps Javanese. Don't look brand new but probably not ancient either. I'd guess mid-20th century.

FYI, your URLs have garbage on the front and back that block their use as is. Copy them as shown below and they'll work:

photobucket.com/albums/uu68/johan_caers/Antiek/pop-1-1.jpg

Best regards,

Bill H.

hopefully now the pictures are in the message...

West Javanese wayang golek heads. Indonesia.

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