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Piece of water buffalo skin used for making shadow puppets. Skin with hair on one side; hair is brown at one corner and beige for rest of surface. Two holes are in the skin on one side; one near centre and one near the end. End with the hole has another split in it from edge about 5 cm.
Shadow puppet (wayang kulit) representing the character Durna. Two-dimensional figure of a man with one arm articulated at the shoulder and elbow; other arm is at his side. Man is wearing regalia shirt, skirt, pants, shoes, headdress, sword, and jewelry. The shirt is green with gold floral decorations; the skirt is in blues, greens, pink, white, and purples; pants are red with gold, diamond-shaped checkered designs; headdress is in same colours as skirt and goes from forehead down to shoulders; shawl goes over shoulder and down back to below waist; sword has animal head-shaped hilt and is in a black and gold scabbard; jewelry is one band at each ankle and wrist, one ring on each hand, a beaded necklace being held in stationary hand, and earrings; shoes are black with gold floral decoration and they resemble clogs. Articulated arm is controlled by a long horn rod that is attached to the hand; a second horn rod has been split down centre for most of its length and has the height of the set into it.
Tear-drop-shaped skin container with a narrow opening and a protruding looped handled. Container has three flaps of skin attached under the handle. Skin flaps are decorated with two rows of shells and have skin and shell tassels on the end of each flap. Part b is the lid to the container. It is cone-shaped, tapers near the centre and flares out at the top. It is decorated with rows of blue and white, and red beads around the perimeter radiating from the top of the lid. The outer edges of the flared top of the lid have two rows of blue and white beads on either side of a double row of red beads. At the base of the lid is a single row of alternating black and white beads.
Part a is a long gourd with one end tapered and the other end rounded. Long skin strap attaches to the rounded end of the gourd, loops around the base of the gourd, and extends half way up to the centre of the gourd. Skin strap has three rows of beads: a row of blue beads on one side, a row of white beads(?) in the centre, and a row of red beads on the other side. Further down on the skin strap are two horizontal rows of red, white, and blue, and green, red, white, blue, and red beads. Separating the two lines is a vertical row of beads with a central beaded design. Beaded design has a brown button in the centre. Rest of skin strap is not attached to the gourd, but extends the length of the gourd. Part b is a small cone-shaped cap to the gourd. It is decorated with a band of green, red, and white beaded sections.
Rectangular-shaped piece of wood that curves up slightly at each end. Ends are rounded. Base is made from one piece of wood. Has a horizontally placed beam that extends the length of the rectangular-shaped piece of wood. Stemming from it are two pieces of wood that curve outwards. The pieces are connected in the centre by a round wooden piece. Attached to the upper portion of the legs, is a skin ring. The ring has a piece of metal wire wrapped around it.
Two-dimensional figure of a man with articulated shoulders and elbows. The man's skin is painted gold; hair is painted black and has arc-shaped cutouts to resemble curly hair. He is wearing regalia at his waist, hands, ears, neck, and side of head; skirt is in greens, orange, pink, white, blues, yellow, and reds with cutouts for texture; rings are red; earrings are blue and white; necklace is in black ink; headdress goes from temples down neck and is in same colours as the skirt. The arms are controlled by long, horn rods that are attached at one end to the wrists; another horn rod is split down it centre for most of its length and has height of puppet set into it.
A flat tall gold metal puppet with the ornate dress painted white, red, green, blue, purple, black, gold. Her black hair has curls, and she has a headdress to match her dress. The shoulders and elbows are rotatable and a marionnette stick is attached through the palm of each hand.
Oval-shaped mask with a slightly wider head. Head of mask is decorated with carved grooves and geometric designs. Forehead has six slightly raised bumps in the centre and a raised U-shaped design lower down on the forehead. Ears are located just above the eyes to the side of the mask. Eyes are crescent-shaped cut-outs, nose is raised and slightly rounded at the tip, and has two holes for nostrils. The mouth is rectangular-shaped with rounded edges. On either side of the mask on the cheek and chin there are a series of three raised lines. Around the perimeter of the piece from the chin to the ears are punctured holes with fibre threaded through them. The rim on the back of the mask is lined with skin backing.
Double-sided drum made of tops of two human skulls(?) placed top to top with each opening covered with skin. Join is wrapped with blue cotton cloth and dark red wool, with cords of braided hide ending in knobs attached to each side. Hide strips partially covered in brown corduroy project from one side, ending in tassels in poor condition. Part b is a detached cord with metal-wrapped tassels.
Rectangular red lacquered box with brown metal hinges, side handles, key, and a large lock on the front. Box is painted with a floral border on the ends, two seated golden men on the front, and detailed image of three men playing a go-like game under a cherry blossom tree on the lid.