shadow puppet; a demon; tanned stiffened leather cut to traditional pattern; small decorative cutouts; painted various colors with yellow-gray body; one arm movable, mounted on carved wood stick; used as puppet in wajang kulit performances; held in front of light, behind screen, moved; a courtier of Rawana in the Ramayana; sometimes used in the Mahabharata, also as a courtier
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