Shadow Play Figure (Wayang kulit)

before 1893

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Caption

Shadow Play Figure (Wayang kulit), before 1893. Leather, pigment, wood, fiber, hair, 20 11/16 × 9 5/8 in. (52.5 × 24.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 00.155. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 00.155_acetate_bw.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Shadow Play Figure (Wayang kulit)

Date

before 1893

Geography

Reportedly from: Java, Indonesia

Medium

Leather, pigment, wood, fiber, hair

Classification

Performance

Dimensions

20 11/16 × 9 5/8 in. (52.5 × 24.5 cm)

Inscriptions

"00.155" written in black on base

Credit Line

Brooklyn Museum Collection

Accession Number

00.155

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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