Shadow puppet

Museum number:
9-10921
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
92 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
Puppet of mythological character (SUGRIVA); shadow-type; 29 cm length; 12 cm. width. Leather, bamboo, string;
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Delhi State, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Delhi
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
January 1970
Materials:
Bamboo (material) (stick), Leather (painted), and String (fiber product)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shadow puppets
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
Used by men in shadow puppet-play performances; held by sticks, behind a cloth, in front of a light; this is a modern style puppet; leather worker caste
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 12 centimeters and length 29 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Shadow puppet, accession number 9-10921, described as Puppet of mythological character (SUGRIVA); shadow-type; 29 cm length; 12 cm. width. Leather, bamboo, string;
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shadow puppet, accession number 9-10921, described as Puppet of mythological character (SUGRIVA); shadow-type; 29 cm length; 12 cm. width. Leather, bamboo, string;Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shadow puppet, accession number 9-10921, described as Puppet of mythological character (SUGRIVA); shadow-type; 29 cm length; 12 cm. width. Leather, bamboo, string;

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