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Item is a somewhat rumpled and faded flyer, about A5 size. It is predominantly blood red, and the central figure is of a woman's bare back with an intricate henna design. Surrounding and radiating from the woman are spirals and whirls in similar design to the henna.

The paper is curiously glossy for its vintage. The henna-like design seems to be in a different ink than the rest of the paper. It seems like there was selective screenprinting - a stencil for the body, then the background, then the designs drawn over in some sort of luminescent rainbow-shimmering pen.

The flyer was written in Jawi, likely in a Javanese dialect. Initial translation shows that the bottom third of the flyer is for an event - a cabaret? - likely named "Wayang Atycara" and reads:

WAYANG ATYCARA

For the indulgence [satisfaction?] of your shadow

Ronggeng with Lalit Abhinaya
Ketoprak Bangsawan
Dongdang Sayang

Raja-Asi 17, 12 Rabi-Ul Akhiri 1235 Hijrihi


I can't tell if the 3 names are bands, types of performances, or what. They seem to refer to specific folk dances, but the timing is inconsistent - 19th century operas with 15th century Javanese dances? Possibly a revivalist movement?

Some of the names, and the flyer art, infer possible erotic content. Could this be why the address is so scant?

there doesn't seem to be a tag for "artifact: advertising"...
((ye god's i'm such a noob))

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