Object

Accession No

2004.111 A-B

Description

Puppet - A: Puppet representing Moenak Kandjun. Wooden with cloth costume. B: Sword.‘The puppet is dressed with a brown and black batik skirt. His jacket is dark blue with golden rims. In his waist he is wearing a red cloth belt. The puppet is double-headed with one head showing a bearded man. The other head shows a owl-like shaped face with a beard. The heaqd can be turned around. There are a lot of curvilinear designs on the head and two pairs of red pompons are attached with a golden beaded tread to the head. The hand of the puppet are attached to small sticks by means of a cord. A sword on the back of the puppet is held up by the red belt. F. Veys, 05/4/2005’

Place

Asia; Southeast Asia; Indonesia; Java; Wates

Period

Source

Bowmer, John

Department

Anth

Reference Numbers

2004.111 A-B; 1 [Donor's catalogue card number]

Cultural Affliation

Material

Wood; Cloth; Pigment; String

Local Term

Moenak Kandjun; Wayang Golek

Measurements

Events

Context (CMS Context)
‘Donor’s Catalogue Card: “Wayang Golek Puppet 1 INDONESIA Wates - Central Java. Puppet of Moenak Kandjun (“Baddy”) Performances given by last delang in C. Java, makes own puppets, which are used in performance and then sold. Stories of Arab princes. Purchased Wates, C. Java, 1974/5 +/- Rp 6000.” M. Backhouse 10/13/2004.’
Event Date 13/10/2004
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
A: Puppet representing Moenak Kandjun. Wooden with cloth costume. B: Sword.‘The puppet is dressed with a brown and black batik skirt. His jacket is dark blue with golden rims. In his waist he is wearing a red cloth belt. The puppet is double-headed with one head showing a bearded man. The other head shows a owl-like shaped face with a beard. The heaqd can be turned around. There are a lot of curvilinear designs on the head and two pairs of red pompons are attached with a golden beaded tread to the head. The hand of the puppet are attached to small sticks by means of a cord. A sword on the back of the puppet is held up by the red belt. F. Veys, 05/4/2005’
Event Date 13/10/2004
Author: maa

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