Puppet

85-1-52

From: Java

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Native Name Wayang Golek
Object Number 85-1-52
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Java
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood | Cotton | Pigment
Description

Puppet of same type as 84-1-22. Black face, gold neck, round red eyes, upturned nose, red mouth, cheerful expression. Black hair with gold dots. Headdress with crown, ear ornaments, tall point in back, domed top with white knob. Hands down, flat, pink. Grey tunic with smal circles, pink flowers. Bands patterned with flowers and leaves down front and around neck. Broad figured red/yellow/green/white sash. Orange string rosettes on shoulders. batik skirt, open at back; cream/brown/dark blue, design of large patterned squares. Long tear in front, partly mended. Unidentified male character; non noble commoner or royal official. Panji legend.

Length 67 cm
Width 22 cm
Credit Line Gift of Benjamin D. Bernstein, 1985
Other Number 45 - Other Number

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