puppet, shadow; depictsthe nobleman Lesmana Dewa; tanned stiffened leather is cut to predetermined shape, small cutouts made, painted red, gold, black; mounted upon carved horn stick; used as puppet in wajang kulit performances held in front of screen and behind light, moved; Lesmana Dewa, brother of Rama in Ramayana
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