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Rod PuppetIb340

Humanoid figure puppet in three parts: head (part b), body (part a), pointed controlling rod (part c), and slender spherical controlling rod. Face, ears coloured blue; hooked nose, bulging white eyeballs with red irises, heavy black moustache. Red lips, protruding white teeth, no fangs. Red teardrop shape outlined in black on each cheek. Headdress has gold jamang, sumping, badong, and siyung jawi, with light red flower and green leaf motifs. Badong has two prongs; siyung jawi has yellow stripe at base. Gold, yellow and red Garuda Mungkur has red flower motifs, green leaves, white fang. Gold body has red, blue striped yoke, front and back. Gold arms have blue, yellow, red ornaments at bicep, wrist. One small nail on each shoulder, one centre chest. Kain has brown diagonal batik design. Operating rod unpainted, spear-shaped; fits through body, turns head. Body has white label: 'Suyadana Ondste ud Pandawa.' also black pen mark: 'I.S.J.D.N.'. Chipped paint on face, body, arms.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, paint and iron metal
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb339

Humanoid figure in three parts: body (part b), head (part b), and single controlling rod (part c). Face flesh coloured, with snout-like nose, small eyes with red irises, black moustache, and small beard. Red lips drawn back, small white teeth visible. Gelung headdress has gold jamang; gold sumping has red upper, lower surfaces, extends behind head; ornaments (sumping) behind ears have horizontal stripes in red, white. Black hair forms bump at back of head. Body unpainted; slender with narrow waist. Arms unpainted, red bracelets; hands at right angle to arms; hand on left resembles paw, hand on right has long fingers, thumb curled under palm. String joining upper arm on right to shoulder; broken. Cord holds arm into coat at elbow. Puppet wears long black fitted coat with white collar. Light brown sarong has medium brown and blue floral batik design, purple stitching; many holes, tear at front hem. Controlling rod unpainted, spear-shaped; fits through body, turns head.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, paint and fibre
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb296 a-b

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body clothed in skirt and jacket (part a), and a control rod with a long shaft passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head (currently jammed partially in the torso. The body has jointed arms, each with a long controlling rod attached. The figure has a bright red painted face, and large eyes with white irises and black pupils. Black painted beard, moustache, and eyebrows. Neck painted light pink. Beige cap with black brim. White teeth with downward pointing fang. Black painted hair at rear. Unpainted, elongated hands. Off-white jacket with painted dark grey spots and grey-red cuffs. Red collar and band sewn to chest at front. Long skirt in off-white, light grey, and dark grey batik pattern.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, paint and fibre
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb295 a-c

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with skirt (part a), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head. The body has jointed arms, each with a long controlling rod attached. Body is painted off-white with red details on piceps, at wrists, and on each slightly rounded claw-like hands. Pink face, slightly downturned with elongated eyes and narrow red mouth. Facial features and moustache painted in black. There is a band of grey-brown fabric adhered around the neck. Shrimp's-tongue style headdress with Garuda Mungkur (short-tongued). Elaborate jamang and upper and lower sumping. Ngore stretches up rear of headdress to Garuda Mungkur. Headdress painted red, green, gold, white and pink. Brown-green, off-white, and yellow batik skirt.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, paint and fibre
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb290 a-c

Three-dimensional male puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with skirt (part a), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head. The body has jointed arms, each with a long controlling rod attached. Head bears gold crown with long sumping over black curly hair. Above protruding siyang jawi is a Garuda Mungkur with long utah-utah. Skin on body painted gold; face, with narrow slit eyes, short wide nose, small band small black moustache extending past mouth, is painted red. Dimunitive beard on chin joined to sideburns below each ear, decorated with six lines extending from a point. Large half-flower diadem lies on the headdress above the forehead. Torso painted gold and decorated with a green triangle on chest underlined with red. Long arms, attached with string at the shoulders, have bird-type ornaments on upper arm and wrist; ornament to to left is green, to right blue with yellow and green pattern. The cotton skirt is batiked in gold, purple and black.

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre and paint
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod PuppetIb289 a-c

Three-dimensional male puppet (Petruk): large head (part b) fits into body with skirt (part a), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head. The body has jointed arms, each with a long, black controlling rod attached. Carved wooden head has a pink face with black hair. A hump lies at the rear base of the skull. Face has exaggerated features, notably a long, bulbous nose inclined upward, and large bulging eyes with red irises. Red lips surround the wide, grimacing mouth, with a single wide tooth protruding from the middle of the top lip. Eyebrows are black and heavy. A small black moustache with a central triangular beard below the mouth joined to similar triangles of beard below the corners of the mouth. Thin, curling sideburns are found beside the ears decorated with four lines extending from a point. Cheeks, chin and forehead protrude. Lines below eyes, with stylized frown-lines between. The torso is dressed in a long-sleeved black cloth jacket with an upright collar, decorated at the back with 19 red and gold sequins. Chest has pattern of 27 red and gold sequins with zigzag gold braid. The pink wooden hands are outstretched, with thumbs inclined away from fingers. The skirt is of dark blue and green plaid cotton (with several small and one substantial- 2 cm- holes).

Culture
Sundanese
Material
wood, cotton fibre, paint and metal
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordB500

The sword handle is made from a dark brown wood and the end is carved into two sides between which a leaf emerges. The sheath is made from two pieces of wood tied together with five pieces of rattan.

Culture
Javanese
Material
steel metal ?, brass metal, wood, rattan and horn
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanB630

A closing fan with ten ribs of black tortoise shell each having a panel motif of wayang puppet in gold and black on a white, red, and gold background that has an elaborate lacey effect. There is a rotate-able handle.

Culture
Javanese
Material
tortoise shell and parchment paper
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoxB203

Rectangular basket reinforced around the top and bottom with strips of bamboo. The inside is twilled; exterior covered with reddish bark; the bottom is reinforced with wood strips.

Culture
Javanese
Material
bark, bamboo grass and stem ?
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SpoonB201

A smoothed spoon that has a thin rectangular bamboo handle which is split to secure part of the coconut shell bowl.

Culture
Javanese
Material
coconut nutshell and bamboo grass
Made in
Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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