Puppet

85-1-17

From: Java

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Native Name Wayang Klitik
Object Number 85-1-17
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. Almond eye, straight nose. Royal headdress with crown, ear ornaments, garuda mungkur. Praba. Upper arm ornaments, bracelets. neck ornament. Feet far apart, foreward foot broken off. One arm detached. Paint much worn. Character is Baladewa, King of Madura, elder brother of Kresna but an ally of the Kaurawa.

Length 73 cm
Width 29 cm
Credit Line Gift of Benjamin D. Bernstein, 1985

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