Puppet

85-1-61

From: Java

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Native Name Wayang Golek
Object Number 85-1-61
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Java
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood | Cotton | Pigment
Description

Puppet of same type as 85-1-22. Red face and neck, bulging round eyes, upturned nose, smile with white teeth, jutting chin. Adam's apple, smooth black hair in loop at nape. Hands down, flat, dark pink. White tunic with purple/black/aqua stripes, broad black bands down front and around wasit. Orange bands at wrists. Batik skirt, open at back; rough cotton, brown with overall pattern of 4 lobed flowers.

Length 63 cm
Width 22 cm
Credit Line Gift of Benjamin D. Bernstein, 1985
Other Number 66 - Other Number

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