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Wayang Golek, Puppet: Head

1991.01.0001A

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    Basic Information

    Artifact Identification Wayang Golek, Puppet: Head   (1991.01.0001A)
    Classification/
    Nomenclature
    1. Recreational Artifacts
      2. :
    2. Public Entertainment Devices
      3. :
    3. N/A
    Artist/Maker Unknown
    Geographic Location
    Period N/A
    Date 20th century
    Culture Balinese
    Location On Exhibitin the Southeast Asia and Oceania exhibit

    Physical Analysis

    Dimension 1 (Height) 20.2 cm
    Dimension 2 (Depth) 12.9 cm
    Dimension 3 (Width) 7.6 cm
    Weight 156 g
    Measuring Remarks N/A
    Materials Plant--Wood?, Glass, Textile--Cotton, Plant--Fiber, Plant--Cotton, Pigment
    Manufacturing Processes Carved, Inserting, Painting, Stringing

    Research Remarks

    Description N/A
    Published Description N/A
    Bibliography

    Asian Art Museum. “The History of Indonesian Puppet Theater (Wayang)”. Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture n.d. https://education.asianart.org/resources/the-history-of-indonesian-puppet-theater-wayang/.

    DiMenna-Nyselius Library. “Wayang Golek: the Enchanting World of Javanese Puppet Theatre”. Farfield University, 2024. https://librarybestbets.fairfield.edu/exhibits/wayanggolek.

    Islington Education Library Service. “Wayang Golek Rod Puppets, Java, Indonesia”, n.d. https://www.objectlessons.org/ceremony-and-celebration-puppets-and-masks/wayang-golek-rod-puppets-java-indonesia/s81/a345/.

    Kali Weber. “Indonesian Wayang Golek Puppets”. The World of Puppetry: A Look Through Theatre History, n.d. https://theworldofpuppetry.weebly.com/indonesian-wayang-golek-puppets.html.

    Kathy Foley. “Wayang”. World Encyclopedia of Puppetry Arts. Unima Internationale, 2012. https://wepa.unima.org/en/wayang/.

    “Wayang Puppet”. Global Village Museum of Arts and Culture, n.d. https://globalvillagemuseum.org/current-exhibits/village-arts-gallery/wayang-golek-puppet/.

    Photo: Daily Illini, August 17, 2007, p. 8B.

    Artifact History

    Credit Line/Dedication Purchased with Funds from the Friends of the World Heritage Museum - Spurlock Museum Purchase by Barbara Bohen on Trip to Indonesia with Funds from Friends of the World Heritage Museum
    Reproduction no

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