Accession No
2004.95
Description
Puppet - Shadow puppet - Arjuna - made of leather/horn. ‘This puppet has sticks attached to it. The body is painted in gold and the skirt has a flower-like design in red, blue, green, orange, yellow, white and black. The hair is black and shaped in a complicated hairstyle. The puppet is wearing blue earrings. F. Veys 05/4/2005’
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Indonesia; Java; Yogyakarta
Period
Source
Bowmer, John
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2004.95; 2 [Donor's catalogue card number]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Leather; Horn; Wood
Local Term
Wayang Kulit; Arjuna
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Donor’s Catalogue Card: ‘Wayang Kulit Puppets 2-3 Indonesia. Yogyakarta 2 Arjuna - finely detailed puppet “halus”. 3 Krishna - (ditto) compare with Balinese puppets (4,5) Purchased Yogya 1974/5 +/- Rp 2,500 each.’
Event Date 13/10/2004
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Shadow puppet - Arjuna - made of leather/horn. ‘This puppet has sticks attached to it. The body is painted in gold and the skirt has a flower-like design in red, blue, green, orange, yellow, white and black. The hair is black and shaped in a complicated hairstyle. The puppet is wearing blue earrings. F. Veys 05/4/2005’
Event Date 13/10/2004
Author: maa
FM:265329
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