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Object Number
11-49-70/83307
Display Title
Figure - shadow puppet
Descriptions
Object Description
Shadow puppet, king. Red face, fine features, narrow eyes, aggressively raised chin, wears low crown, three tiered diadem with garuda at back, long curly hair, wings at back, round necklace, snakelike necklace at waist.
Inventory Description
Puppet, standing female figure, composed of cut, patinated, and painted leather, gold body and face, multi-colored dress and crown. Large curving carved horn stick fastened by fiber to body, carved horn sticks fastened by fiber to each hand, bone or horn joining elbows and shoulders.
Classification
- Puppet
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Javanese
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Indonesia
/
Java
Dimensions
Overall: 58 x 23 x 1 cm (22 13/16 x 9 1/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
L52/2/262; 83307
Provenance
Donor
Dr. Charles Pickering Bowditch
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