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__**Summary of handled Javanese shadow puppet, Guide: //Javanese Shadow Puppets// by Ward Keeler**__ The puppet that I entertained was apparently a princess: "Pandu Crowned King" mentions several characteristics of royalty that the puppet featured - The female puppet had a downward gaze with "sharp" (i.e. versus "frumpy") facial features, long and elegantly clasped fingers, a slender physique, and a highly decorated skirt. Her appearance was very pleasant and blatantly auspicious, not at all frightening as would be a monster. No note was made of any adornment which would suggest any mystical power - so, she did not appear to be a goddess. Her arms were very long and delicately structured together with the style of her finger position; in moving the arms, the puppet appeared to dance. Princess.