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
Collection place:
Bali, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shadow puppets
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama