Puppet Body

85-1-94

From: Java

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Native Name Wayang Golek
Object Number 85-1-94
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Java
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood | Cotton | Pigment
Description

Body of puppet of same type as 85-1-22. Skin gold (mostly worn off.) Red and green ornaments, upper arms and wrists. Wrists flexed. Pale yellow bodice with pink, green, purple brocade flowers. Dark rose velvet sash. Batik skirt; dark rose with pink and white sprays of flowers and leaves. Border with a meandering pattern of flowers and leaves at bottom. Pairs of small hole here and there. Female body.

Length 56 cm
Width 13 cm
Credit Line Gift of Benjamin D. Bernstein, 1985

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