Item description / significance
This is a winged dragon carved from wood, made in Indonesia. Size: 32cm (H) x 11cm (W) x 25cm (D). No damage. Seems to be dancing! His name is Dave, thus he is Dave the dancing Indonesian dragon (because I like cheesy alliteration).
Bought where
in Singapore on Carousell, a second-hand marketplace app
Original listing is still online!
Age and origin
age unknown, made in Bali, Indonesia
What I like about it
It’s a dragon! With wings! The detail is good.
Other notes
I think the first time I saw one of these was in Chinatown in Singapore, in a shop that had a lot of wood carvings from Indonesia. They had several sizes (all way too expensive). So I searched on Carousell and found one. It’s still there; the seller never responded. I kept looking. As soon as another Indonesian dragon turned up, I messaged the seller offering to pay the asking price, and arranged to pick it up the same day. I never bought anything so fast! I took the MRT one stop from my house and met the seller, handed over the cash, and turned around and got back on the train. Never even went out of the station gantry. It was surreal. I am super pleased!
See below for photos of Dave.
