Puppet

Museum number:
18-141
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1728
Description:
Puppet; painted and gilded wood; standing male figure with elaborate headdress; one arm missing; batik skirt. Height 52.5 cm.
Donor:
Fay Van Ophen
Collection place:
Java, Indonesia
Culture or time period:
Javanese
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Puppets (recreational artifacts)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1963
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Puppet, accession number 18-141, described as Puppet; painted and gilded wood; standing male figure with elaborate headdress; one arm missing; batik skirt. Height 52.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Puppet, accession number 18-141, described as Puppet; painted and gilded wood; standing male figure with elaborate headdress; one arm missing; batik skirt. Height 52.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Puppet, accession number 18-141, described as Puppet; painted and gilded wood; standing male figure with elaborate headdress; one arm missing; batik skirt. Height 52.5 cm.

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