Puppet Body

85-1-102

From: Java

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Native Name Wayang Golek
Object Number 85-1-102
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. Green and red ornaments at upper arms and wrists. Wrists flexed. Short black velvet chest cover with red rickrack around edge and 7 pointed star of green tube beads. Black velvet sash, black velvet apron with red stitched border and 5 petalled flower. Batik skirt; cream/purple/brown with diagonal patterned stripes. Male body.

Length 61 cm
Width 18 cm
Credit Line Gift of Benjamin D. Bernstein, 1985

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