Puppet Head

85-1-85

From: Java

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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

Head of puppet of same type as 85-1-22. White face (much chipped), black neck. Bulging forehead, slightly bulging black almond eyes, small nose. Black hair in bun at nape, tuft of fiber at front. Jaw carved separately. Character is Semar, companion of Arjuna and servant of the Pandawa.

Length 14 cm
Width 9 cm
Credit Line Gift of Benjamin D. Bernstein, 1985
Other Number 81(?) - Other Number

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