Object name: Puppet / Object class: Recreational Artifacts (hierarchy name) / Media available: legacy documentation - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Puppet, accession number 18-344, described as Wooden polychrome puppet (”Wayang Klikit” or “Wayang Krutji”); painted movable leather arms; yellow skirt divided into squares. Used in “Wayang” describing feats of “Madjapahit” hero, “Damar Wulan;” these performances given in daytime. Length 16 1/2 inches.

Hearst Museum object titled Puppet, accession number 9-11447, described as puppet, stick figure; cardboard, painted blue, yellow, black, and white; string; arms and legs movable; represents a European sailor; 19 cm h.; 11 cm w.

Hearst Museum object titled Puppet, accession number 18-342, described as “Wayang Kulit” puppet; polychrome on gilded carabao leather. Represent hero “Ardjuna.” Used in oldest form of “Wayang,” “Wayang Purwa,” in which tales from “Ramayana” and “Mahabharata” are told.

Hearst Museum object titled Puppet, accession number 9-11341, described as puppet, in form of crocodile; wood, cotton cloth, cotton stuffing; 61 cm length; 17 cm width

Hearst Museum object titled Puppet, accession number 9-11124, described as puppet representing monkey on stick; cotton, tissue, stick, wire, paper; 52 cm length; 11 cm width

Hearst Museum object titled Puppet, accession number 9-11377, described as Puppet, shadow; goat skin, cut and painted; 51 cm length; 41.4 cm width; This scene, from the Mahabharata, shows Draupadi being undressed by her husband's enemies, though unsuccessfully. The scene is called chirharan.

Hearst Museum object titled Puppet, accession number 18-1588, described as Puppet, leather; male (Prince Kresna); clothed like a ruling king with a crown and a back wing; body and face in black; movable long arms; holding sticks made of horn in black. Length puppet 42 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Puppet, accession number 18-1587, described as Puppet, leather; male (Sengkuni); cunning prim minister; gold colored face; elaborate headdress; red pants with a fringed flap in the back; mavable long arms; holding sticks made of horn in black. Height puppet 24 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Puppet, accession number 9-11339, described as puppet, snake (cobra); wood, stain, cloth (cotton); 153 cm length; 10 cm width at widest point.

Hearst Museum object titled Puppet, accession number 18-141, described as Puppet; painted and gilded wood; standing male figure with elaborate headdress; one arm missing; batik skirt. Height 52.5 cm.