Puppet

85-1-54

From: Java

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Native Name Wayang Golek
Object Number 85-1-54
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Java
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood | Cotton | Pigment
Description

Puppet of same type as 85-1-22. White face, gold neck, smile. Black hair straight across at nape with gold border. Headdress with crown, red and gold ear ornaments, tall point, garuda mungkur. Hands down, flat, gold. Tube beads sewn in starburts, three on each side of front, bordered by rows of small clear beads. Red sequins, yellow beads at wrists, also bordered by rows of small clear beads. String of beads from left shoulder to right waist, where there is another starburst. Fluffly blue and gold tufts at shoudlers. Pale green and white patterned sash, blue belt with gold buckle. Batik skirt, open at back; yellowish with overall pattern of small nucleated circles, with sprays of brown and dark blue flowers and leaved. Unidentified male character.

Length 56 cm
Width 9 cm
Credit Line Gift of Benjamin D. Bernstein, 1985
Other Number 45 - Other Number

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