Accession No
Z 33704
Description
Shadow Puppet - Figure of Princess Siti Dewi; Putri Siti Dewi
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Malaysia; Peninsular Malaysia
Period
Source
Skeat, Walter William [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 33704; MAA: AR 1899.683 A; 9 N [printed Skeat number on object]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Fibre; Hide (untanned); Pigment; Wood
Local Term
Putri Siti Dewi
Measurements
454mm x 20mm x 176mm
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Card reads: " anak Raja naga isti? Sri Rama" . And: " daughter of Naga King, wife of Sri Rama" Collected by: Skeat.W.W
Event Date 6/1/1987
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Figure of Princess Siti Dewi; Putri Siti Dewi
Event Date 6/1/1987
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Small black and white photo attached to card. Also shows 9Q
Event Date 25/8/2015
Author: Rachel Hand
Context (CMS Context)
Translation of the label on the wayang Siam puppet by Matthew Cohen provided on 29/08/2015 reads: Putri Siti Dewi anak Raja Naga istri Sri Rama: Princess Siti Dewi, the daughter of the Naga King and wife of Sri Rama
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:80908
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