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Shadow Puppet1374/25

Shadow puppet (wayang kulit) representing the character Bagong. Two dimensional, short man with articulated shoulders and elbows; arms have rods of horn from hands; another long, horn rod has central split and goes up height of puppet on both sides. Man is of a translucent skin with opaque painted decorations of bracelets, skirt, necklace, earrings, and facial features. Decorations are painted on both sides. Skirt is of a black and gold triangle design with red outlines; waist has a row of red and green alternating triangles above a row of green and gold triangles; fringe is in orange, blue, and white.

Culture
Javanese
Material
water buffalo skin, fibre, horn and pigment
Made in
Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow Puppet1374/81

Shadow puppet of male figure with gold face in profile. Represents the character Arjuna, Pandhawa Prince. Long neck with six black lines, projecting out from body. Long nose, open mouth with three teeth. Hair tied into curved plait that joins at top of head with two purple, white, green, gold, yellow and red attachments. Skirt is gold and brightly coloured with bird motif, torso is bare. Hair and skirt finely perforated. Long, jointed arms attached to controlling rods. Each hand has one red and two blue rings. Feet are joined heel to toe by red strip.

Culture
Javanese
Material
water buffalo skin, gold metal, paint, fibre, adhesive and water buffalo horn
Made in
Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow Puppet1568/4

Shadow puppet (wayang kulit) representing the character Petruk. Two dimensional, tall, thin man with articulated shoulders and elbows; arms have rods of horn from hands; another long, horn rod has central split and goes up height of puppet on both sides. Man is of a translucent skin with opaque painted decorations of shoes, bracelets, skirt, necklace, earrings, and facial features. Decorations are painted on both sides. Skirt is of a black and gold triangle design with red outlines; waist has a row of red and green alternating triangles above a row of green and gold triangles; fringe is in orange, blue, and white. Shoes are black with gold decoration. Head has braid of dark hair through a hole at the back of the painted hair area; strands of red string tie end of braid.

Culture
Javanese
Material
water buffalo skin, hair, paint, fibre and water buffalo horn
Made in
Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Water Buffalo Skin1374/9

Skin with on square end and one pointed end. Two of the edges are straight while the others are not.

Culture
Javanese
Material
water buffalo skin
Made in
Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Water Buffalo Skin1374/8

Skin with the outline of a shadow puppet etched into on side. The skin has been cut along the line of the outline.

Culture
Javanese
Material
water buffalo skin
Made in
Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow Puppet1374/6

Undecorated shadow puppet. Arms are articulated at shoulders and elbows with skin joints.

Culture
Javanese
Material
water buffalo skin
Made in
Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow Puppet1374/5

Undecorated shadow puppet. Arms are articulated at shoulders and elbows with skin joints. Decorative cutouts are at hair, waist, skirt, hands, and feet.

Culture
Javanese
Material
water buffalo skin
Made in
Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow Puppet1374/3

Partially decorated shadow puppet. Arms are articulated at shoulders and elbows with bone joints. Decorative cutouts are at hair, waist, skirt, hands, and feet. Black paint has been applied to the hair; white and red paint has been applied to areas of the regalia. Both sides of the puppet are painted.

Culture
Javanese
Material
water buffalo skin, paint and bone
Made in
Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow Puppet1374/1

Shadow puppet of male figure with black face in profile. Long neck, with six black lines, projecting out from body. Long nose, open mouth with three teeth. Hair tied into curved and pointed shape with gold coloured attachment. Skirt has brightly coloured design and chest is bare. Hair and skirt finely perforated. Long, jointed arms attached to controlling rods. Ring on each hand with three red circles on it. Feet are joined heel to toe by red strip. The shoulders and elbows are rotatable and a marionette stick is attached through the palm of each hand.

Culture
Javanese
Material
water buffalo skin, gold metal, fibre, adhesive, paint and water buffalo horn
Made in
Surakarta, Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shadow Puppet1374/26

Two-dimensional painted puppet of a Dutch military or colonial official. The man is shown wearing a neck ruffle and carrying a sabre with an ornate wire hilt and scabbard. Long, translucent yellow-brown carved sticks are attached to both hands with a third, tapering stick running up the figure's left leg and chest, ending in a looping reverse curve over the figure's ear. Both arms have movable joints at the elbows and shoulders.

Culture
Javanese
Material
water buffalo skin, horn, pigment and fibre
Made in
Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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