puppet, shadow; depicts Sugriwa, a monkey general from the Hindu epic Ramayana; tanned stiffened leather is cut to predetermined shape, small cutouts made, painted various colors; both arms movable, one arm-support missing; mounted upon wood stick; used as puppet in wajang kulit performances held in front of screen and behind light, moved
Collection place:
Bali, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shadow puppets
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama