Puppets and screen

Museum number:
18-1032a-l
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21181032a@2dl
Accession number:
Acc.3110
Description:
puppets and screen; a) white cotton screen screwed to red-painted wood frame; 2 green/white/yellow dragons at top; w. 47.2 cm.; b-k) are miniature 'wayang kulit' (shadow puppets) on horn sticks; l) is the 'gununngan' (for opening the performance), h. 22.7 cm.; f, g are Korawas, h-k are 'Parawas', b-e are clowns. all are on buffalo horn sticks and average 18.5 cm. in height
Donor:
Mrs. James P. Heath and Ruth Mary Heath
Collection place:
Java, Indonesia
Verbatim coll. place:
Indonesia, Java
Collector:
James P. Heath and Ruth Mary Heath
Collection date:
1971
Materials:
Horn (animal material) and Leather
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dragons, Miniature (size attribute), and Puppets (recreational artifacts)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
January 1, 1975
Context of use:
would be used by 'dalang' (puppeteer) in small auditorium or by teacher in classrooms
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
b-k— height 18.5 centimeters, l— height 22.7 centimeters, and a— width 47.2 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Puppets and screen, accession number 18-1032a-l, described as puppets and screen; a) white cotton screen screwed to red-painted wood frame; 2 green/white/yellow dragons at top; w. 47.2 cm.; b-k) are miniature 'wayang kulit' (shadow puppets) on horn sticks; l) is the 'gununngan' (for opening the performance), h. 22.7 cm.; f, g are Korawas, h-k are 'Parawas', b-e are clowns. all are on buffalo horn sticks and average 18.5 cm. in heightHearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Puppets and screen, accession number 18-1032a-l, described as puppets and screen; a) white cotton screen screwed to red-painted wood frame; 2 green/white/yellow dragons at top; w. 47.2 cm.; b-k) are miniature 'wayang kulit' (shadow puppets) on horn sticks; l) is the 'gununngan' (for opening the performance), h. 22.7 cm.; f, g are Korawas, h-k are 'Parawas', b-e are clowns. all are on buffalo horn sticks and average 18.5 cm. in heightHearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Puppets and screen, accession number 18-1032a-l, described as puppets and screen; a) white cotton screen screwed to red-painted wood frame; 2 green/white/yellow dragons at top; w. 47.2 cm.; b-k) are miniature 'wayang kulit' (shadow puppets) on horn sticks; l) is the 'gununngan' (for opening the performance), h. 22.7 cm.; f, g are Korawas, h-k are 'Parawas', b-e are clowns. all are on buffalo horn sticks and average 18.5 cm. in heightHearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Puppets and screen, accession number 18-1032a-l, described as puppets and screen; a) white cotton screen screwed to red-painted wood frame; 2 green/white/yellow dragons at top; w. 47.2 cm.; b-k) are miniature 'wayang kulit' (shadow puppets) on horn sticks; l) is the 'gununngan' (for opening the performance), h. 22.7 cm.; f, g are Korawas, h-k are 'Parawas', b-e are clowns. all are on buffalo horn sticks and average 18.5 cm. in height

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