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Wayang Golek Puppets: Puppet Head

2007.08.0032K

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Artifact Identification Wayang Golek Puppets: Puppet Head   (2007.08.0032K)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Recreational Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Public Entertainment Devices
    3. :
  3. N/A
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date late 19th Century, early 20th Century
Culture Indonesian
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Depth) 16.5 cm
Dimension 2 (Length) 16.0 cm
Dimension 3 (Width) 7.5 cm
Weight 164 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Plant--Wood, Pigment
Manufacturing Processes Carved, Hollowing, Painting

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/.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication N/A
Reproduction N/A

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