Rod Puppet

Item number 2872/28 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Panakawan puppet named Petruk. The head (part a) is painted a light yellow, with a black fabric cap covering the scalp. Beneath the blue eyes are a very long nose and an open pink mouth containing one white lower tooth in a lower jaw that extends out past the upper lip. The torso (part b) is clothed in village style dress, with a long-sleeved flowered tunic and a long checked sarong. The sarong hides a removable wooden stick (part c) that extends through the torso to control the movement of the head and connects the figure to its blue wooden base (part d). The arms are moveable at shoulder and elbow by wooden sticks attached to each hand. The thumb and third and fourth fingers are curled to the inside of the hand, while the first and second remain straight.

History Of Use

Panakawan puppet from Indonesian wayang (stage plays). The Panakawan puppets are “clown-servants”, providing comic relief and commentary and acting as aids and advisors to the hero of the play. They represent common villagers.