Puppet, shadow, goat skin, cut and painted; 44.5 cm length; 34.3 cm width; this scene shows Ram's guru, Vishwamitra, Ram and Sita with attendant.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Mysore, Karnataka State, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Mysore
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
January 1970
Materials:
Goat skin (cured and cut into appropriate shape, painted)
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 for shadow puppet play performances; puppet is manipulated by a stick, behind a cloth and in front of a light; used only by men. Made by leather worker caste.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 34.3 centimeters and length 44.5 centimeters