Puppet Head

85-1-83

From: Java

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Native Name Wayang Golek
Object Number 85-1-83
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Java
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood | Pigment
Description

Head of puppet of same type as 85-1-22. White face and neck, narrow eyes, straight nose, smile. Black hair curved to top of head. Crown, ear ornaments. Deep vertical crack behind right ear. Character is the young Arjuna, or a son of Arjuna.

Length 16 cm
Width 12 cm
Credit Line Gift of Benjamin D. Bernstein, 1985

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