Puppet Body

85-1-95

From: Java

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Native Name Wayang Golek
Object Number 85-1-95
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Java
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood | Cotton | Pigment
Description

Body of puppet of same type as 85-1-22. Skin gold. Ornaments at upper arms and wrists. Wrists flexed. Long black chest cover with red fringe across back, over shoulder, and across chest. Red thread sewn in zigzags around bottom, dull gold band above fringe (front) and diagonally across bottom. Peach colored sash. Batik skirt; purple and white (much soiled) with vertical bands of curvilinear and floral design. Female body.

Length 65 cm
Width 11 cm
Credit Line Gift of Benjamin D. Bernstein, 1985

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