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Object Number 11-49-70/83313
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 Shadow puppet, cut-out leather, black face and hair, gold body, white sarong
Classification
  • Shadow puppet
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Javanese
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia / Java
Dimensions Overall: 54.3 x 19.5 x 1.1 cm (21 3/8 x 7 11/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 83313
Provenance
Donor Dr. Charles Pickering Bowditch

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