Puppet

85-1-16

From: Java

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Native Name Wayang Klitik
Object Number 85-1-16
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Java
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood | Hide | Pigment
Description

Flat wooden puppet with movable hide arms. Face red, rest of skin gold. Narrow eye, straight nose. Black curly hair curving up in back, crown, ear ornament, garuda ungkur. Upper arm ornament, bracelets. Kris. Paint much worn and chipped. One arm missing, shoulder broken. Broken and mended at other shoulder, nose, foreward foot and back of garment. Character is Udawa.

Length 56 cm
Width 31 cm
Credit Line Gift of Benjamin D. Bernstein, 1985

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