Accession No
E 1909.45.6-11
Description
Six shadow puppets of elaborate design and delicate workmanship. Cut in leather. Illuminated in gold and various colours, and showing fine lace-work patterns. The handles and strengthening rods of horn or wood.
Place
Asia; Southeast Asia; Indonesia; Java
Period
Source
Tregaskis, James [vendor]; Bevan, Anthony Ashley (Professor) [monetary donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
E 1909.45.6-11; MAA: AR 1910.258
Cultural Affliation
Material
Leather; Horn; Wood
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Other owners)
Collected by: ?Bevan.Professor
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Acquisition Details)
Accession Register 8, p. 88: 'B. Tregaskis. ※Professor Bevan.'
Event Date 1909
Author: Mark Elliott
Description (Physical description)
Eleven shadow puppets of elaborate design and delicate workmanship. Cut in leather. Illuminated in gold and various colours, and showing fine lace-work patterns. The handles and strengthening rods of six are of moulded horn and those of the remaining five are of wood
Event Date 1909
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Six shadow puppets of elaborate design and delicate workmanship. Cut in leather. Illuminated in gold and various colours, and showing fine lace-work patterns. The handles and strengthening rods of horn or wood.
Event Date 7/9/2018
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Related Documents)
The catalogue card states Professor Bevan to have been the donor, while the Annual Report states him to have been John Venn.
Event Date 7/9/2018
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Acquisition Details)
The source field previously recorded both John Venn and A.A. Bevan as possible collectors and donors. The Accession Register records that these items were purchased from Tregaskis and Bevan as the monetary donor. The source field has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 10/6/2023
Author: Mark Elliott
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