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Start Over Object class Recreational Artifacts (hierarchy name) Collection place Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia Year collected [Missing]
Hearst Museum object titled Shadow puppet, accession number 18-889, described as shadow puppet; frontal-many armed demon; tanned stiffened leather cut to traditional pattern; small decorative cutouts; painted various colors with white body; mounted on carved wood stick; much native repair evident; used as puppet in wajang kulit performances; held in front of light, behind screen, moved; Pamurtian of Triwihrama, supranatural form of the god Rudra, in an angry mood
Hearst Museum object titled Shadow puppet, accession number 18-856, described as shadow puppet; a female demon; tanned stiffened leather cut to traditional pattern; small decorative cutouts; painted various colors with dark brown body; one arm moves, mounted on carved wood stick; used as puppet in wajang kulit performances; held in front of light, behind screen, moved; the goddess Durga
Hearst Museum object titled Shadow puppet, accession number 18-813, described as puppet, shadow; depicts large elephant; leather, tanned, cutouts, painted various colors; mounted upon wood stick, fastened to this by fiber throng; used as puppet in wajang kulit performances held behind screen and in front of light, moved to create shadow effect
Hearst Museum object titled Shadow puppet, accession number 18-819, described as puppet, shadow; depicts Sugriwa, a monkey general from the Hindu epic Ramayana; tanned stiffened leather is cut to predetermined shape, small cutouts made, painted various colors; both arms movable, one arm-support missing; mounted upon wood stick; used as puppet in wajang kulit performances held in front of screen and behind light, moved
Hearst Museum object titled Shadow puppet, accession number 18-845, described as shadow puppet; depicts a demon with a sword; tanned stiffened leather cut to traditional pattern; small decorative cutouts; painted various colors with primarily gray body; mounted on carved wood stick; used as puppet in wajang kulit performances; held in front of light, behind screen, moved; this demon is a follower of the goddess Durga
Hearst Museum object titled Shadow puppet, accession number 18-862, described as shadow puppet; a lord; tanned stiffened leather cut to 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 in front of light, behind screen, moved; Antasena, son og Bima in the Mahabharata
Hearst Museum object titled Shadow puppet, accession number 18-818, described as puppet, shadow; depicts a king (?); tanned stiffened leather is cut to predetermined shape, small cutouts made, painted red, yellow, black, white, brown; mounted upon carved horn stick; one arm movable; used as puppet in wajang kulit performances held in front of screen and behind light, moved; this character is either Rawana, king of the demons in the Ramayana, or Bome, son of Kresna (Krishna) in the Mahabharata
Hearst Museum object titled Shadow puppet, accession number 18-892, described as shadow puppet; tanned stiffened leather cut to traditional pattern; small decorative cutouts; painted various colors; both arms move, mounted on carved wood stick; used as puppet in wajang kulit performances; held in front of light, behind screen, moved; Burisrawa, one of the Korawas in the Mahabharata
Hearst Museum object titled Shadow puppet, accession number 18-836, described as shadow puppet; depicts Merdah, a comic buffoon serving the forces of good; tanned stiffened leather cut in traditional pattern; small decorative cutouts; heavy coat of brownish-black paint; one arm moves; mounted on carved horn stick; used as puppet in wajang kulit performances; held in front of light, behind screen, moved
Hearst Museum object titled Shadow puppet, accession number 18-883, described as shadow puppet; a prince; tanned stiffened leather cut to traditional pattern; small decorative cutouts; painted various colors with dark brown body; both arms move, mounted on carved wood stick; used as puppet in wajang kulit performances; held in front of light, behind screen, moved; Kartala pandji figure from an indigenous Balinese play-cycle

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