Puppet

85-1-57

From: Java

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Native Name Wayang Golek
Object Number 85-1-57
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, small upturned nose, smile. Black hair in bun at nape. headdress with crown, ear ornaments, garuda mungkur. Four gold beads hanging from each ear. Hands down, flat, gold. Tunic dark blue with pale green/white/red flowers and leaves. Broad lavender band over right shoulder and diagonally across chest and back. Stitching with five gold beads from left shoulder to middle of chest. Green sash covered by bottom of tunic. Batik skirt, open at back; overall shell pattern with dark brown and blue flowers on curbing stems. Anonymous female character; commoner.

Length 59 cm
Width 12 cm
Credit Line Gift of Benjamin D. Bernstein, 1985
Other Number 40 - Other Number

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