Puppet Body

85-1-100

From: Java

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Native Name Wayang Golek
Object Number 85-1-100
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Java
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood | Cotton | Pigment
Description

Body of puppet of same type as 85-1-22. Right hand black, wrist flexed. Left hand blue, curved. Black velvet loose fitting jacket with dull gold bands at shoulder and neck. Batik skirt; black with yellow and blue flowers, leaves bird, etc. Blue and yellow areas with white dots. Groups of short yellow stripes. Mustard colored around bottom, narrow white border. Male commoner.

Length 60 cm
Width 20 cm
Credit Line Gift of Benjamin D. Bernstein, 1985

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