Object name: Shadow puppet / Object type: ethnography / Collection place: Java, Indonesia - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Shadow puppet, accession number 18-826, described as shadow puppet; a holy man; cut in traditional pattern from tanned stiffened leather; small decorative cutouts; panted various colors; one arm moves; mounted on carved wood stick; used as puppet in wayang kulit performances; held in front of screen, behind light, moved; this character is a holy man used in various plays - his name depends on the story: sometimes Desimana Sulea or, in the Mahabharata, Baladewa Sepah (Baladewa as an old man).

Hearst Museum object titled Shadow puppet, accession number 18-858, described as shadow puppet; female clown; tanned stiffened leather cut to traditional pattern; small decorative cutouts; painted various colors with red body; both arms move, mounted on carved wood stick; used as puppet in wajang kulit performances; held in front of light, behind screen, moved; represents Tjangik, a clownish female servant

Hearst Museum object titled Shadow puppet, accession number 18-840, described as shadow puppet; depicts Limbruk, a clownish female servant; tanned stiffened leather cut in traditional pattern; small decorative cutouts; painted; one arm moves; mounted on carved wood stick; used as puppet in wayang kulit performances; held in front of light, behind screen, moved

Hearst Museum object titled Shadow puppet, accession number 18-835, described as shadow puppet; depicts Bitarata, a comic character; tanned stiffened leather cut in traditional pattern; small decorative cutouts; painted various colors with brown body; both arms move; mounted on carved wood stick; used as puppet in wajang kulit performances; held behind screen, in front of light, moved

Hearst Museum object titled Shadow puppet, accession number 18-870, described as shadow puppet; a demon; tanned stiffened leather cut to traditional pattern; small decorative cutouts; painted green and brown; both arms move, are broken; mounted on carved wood stick; used as puppet in wajang kulit performances; held in front of light, behind screen, moved; Buta Gemblong, a demon

Hearst Museum object titled Shadow puppet, accession number 18-841, described as shadow puppet; depicts Sekar Pandan, a clownish brother of Semar; tanned stiffened leather cut in traditional pattern; small decorative cutouts; painted; both arms moved; on carved wood stick; used as puppet in wayang kulit performances; held in front of light, behind screen, moved