Arjuna, Central Javanese Puppet
Item
Title
Arjuna, Central Javanese Puppet
Description
Shadow Puppet (Arjuna, Central Javanese puppet from the Hindu epic, Mahabharata), Banks collected this and other Indonesian puppets separately; these puppets were not used in wayang kulit performances in Kedah, made of cowhide, paint color (black, blue, gold, brown, green, pink, purple, and red), string (bamboo), curved patterns, features (moveable right and left arm and moveable right and left arm ligaments), Height: 40.9 cm, Width:14.9 cm, width including moveable right and left arm extended: 67.5 cm
Attribution
Malaysian government shop in Kuala Lumpur
Date
Acquisition date 1974
Material
Cowhide, bamboo string, paint: black, blue, gold, green, pink, purple, and red