Shadow Puppet

85-1-10

From: Java

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Native Name Wayang Kulit
Object Number 85-1-10
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Java
Section Oceanian
Materials Hide | Wood | Pigment
Description

Puppet of same type as 85-1-1. Face and rest of skin white. Round red eyes (both visible each side), upcurled nose, two fangs. Black openwork hair curling up in back, with separate piecce of hair sewn across top. Upper arm ornaments, bracelets. Large red thumbnails. Neck ornament. Dodot with black and white checkered pattern, single pendant between legs. Long tail curling up to top of head. Character is Hanoman [Anoman], the monkey general and ally of Rama.

Height 52.1 cm
Length 71 cm
Width 32 cm
Credit Line Gift of Benjamin D. Bernstein, 1985
Other Number 37 - Other Number

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