Shadow puppet

Museum number:
18-819
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21180000819
Description:
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
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
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
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
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with 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

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