Puppet

85-1-81

From: Java

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Native Name Wayang Golek
Object Number 85-1-81
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Java
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood | Cotton | Pigment
Description

Puppet of same type as 85-1-22. Dark red face and neck (almost all paint chipped off face). Bulging round black eyes, small nose, cheerful expression. Black hair, hat with black and white striped band around edge (almost all chipped off, to gold), flat pink top (almost all chipped off). Right hand clenched with thumb out, left hand with index and little fingers out. Black sleeveless vest over maroon and cream shirt (stepped pattern arranged in stripes). Hole in middle of front at bottom. Orange red skirt, much faded and stained, with small holes.

Length 61 cm
Width 11 cm
Credit Line Gift of Benjamin D. Bernstein, 1985

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