Shadow Puppets (Wayang Kulit) of Gatotkatja and Lakshmana

Maker: Unknown

Medium

Parchment leather, horn, bone, and wood; painted

Dimensions

1951.51.7.a: 31 3/4 × 17 × 1/2 in. (80.6 × 43.2 × 1.3 cm)
1951.51.7.b: 22 × 13 1/2 × 1/2 in. (55.9 × 34.3 × 1.3 cm)

Credit Line

Hobart and Edward Small Moore Memorial Collection, Gift of Mrs. William H. Moore

Accession Number

1951.51.7a-b

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Provenance

Provenance

Ex-collection: Arthur Upham Pope.
Ex-collection: Netherlands Government and Asia Inst. Accepted Dec. 5, 1951.
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Object/Work type

shadow puppets

Subject

Wayang plays

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