Accession No
Z 33702
Description
Shadow Puppet - Figure of Mek Senar; Mek Senar
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Peninsular Malaysia
Period
Source
Skeat, Walter William [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 33702; MAA: AR 1899.683 A; 9 L [printed Skeat number on object]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Fibre; Pigment; Wood
Local Term
Mek Senar
Measurements
497mm x 141mm
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Card reads: " ([P. Siti Dewi])" . And: " See illustration on 9V card" Collected by: Skeat.W.W
Event Date 6/1/1987
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Figure of Mek Senar; Mek Senar
Event Date 6/1/1987
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Translation of the label on the wayang Siam puppet by Matthew Cohen provided on 29/08/2015 reads: Mek Senar (P. Siti Dewi): Mek Senar (Princess Siti Dewi]
Siti Dewi is a standard designation for Sita.
Event Date 3/8/2016
Author: Remke Velden
Research Visit (Anthropology)
RES.2025.3221 | Visit by Dr Patricia Hardwick and Jocelyn Ng. Access and photography of historic collection of shadow puppets to support and inform exhibition in Malaysia.
Event Date 26/9/2025
Author: Anne Doering
FM:80906
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