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<em>Puppet</em>. Wood, pigment, cloth, fiber, 9 13/16 × 28 3/4 in. (25 × 73 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 23.106. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 23.106_acetate_bw.jpg)
Puppet. Wood, pigment, cloth, fiber, 9 13/16 × 28 3/4 in. (25 × 73 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 23.106. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 23.106_acetate_bw.jpg)
<em>Puppet</em>. Wood, pigment, cloth, fiber, 9 13/16 × 28 3/4 in. (25 × 73 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 23.106. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 23.106_acetate_bw.jpg)

Puppet. Wood, pigment, cloth, fiber, 9 13/16 × 28 3/4 in. (25 × 73 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 23.106. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 23.106_acetate_bw.jpg)

<em>Puppet</em>. Wood, pigment, cloth, fiber, 9 13/16 × 28 3/4 in. (25 × 73 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 23.106. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.23.106_overall.jpg)

Puppet. Wood, pigment, cloth, fiber, 9 13/16 × 28 3/4 in. (25 × 73 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 23.106. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.23.106_overall.jpg)

<em>Puppet</em>. Wood, pigment, cloth, fiber, 9 13/16 × 28 3/4 in. (25 × 73 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 23.106. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.23.106_front_print_bw.jpg)

Puppet. Wood, pigment, cloth, fiber, 9 13/16 × 28 3/4 in. (25 × 73 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 23.106. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.23.106_front_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Puppet</em>. Wood, pigment, cloth, fiber, 9 13/16 × 28 3/4 in. (25 × 73 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 23.106. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.23.106_detail1.jpg)

Puppet. Wood, pigment, cloth, fiber, 9 13/16 × 28 3/4 in. (25 × 73 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 23.106. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.23.106_detail1.jpg)

<em>Puppet</em>. Wood, pigment, cloth, fiber, 9 13/16 × 28 3/4 in. (25 × 73 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 23.106. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.23.106_detail2.jpg)

Puppet. Wood, pigment, cloth, fiber, 9 13/16 × 28 3/4 in. (25 × 73 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 23.106. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.23.106_detail2.jpg)

<em>Puppet</em>. Wood, pigment, cloth, fiber, 9 13/16 × 28 3/4 in. (25 × 73 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 23.106. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.23.106_detail3.jpg)

Puppet. Wood, pigment, cloth, fiber, 9 13/16 × 28 3/4 in. (25 × 73 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 23.106. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.23.106_detail3.jpg)

<em>Puppet</em>. Wood, pigment, cloth, fiber, 9 13/16 × 28 3/4 in. (25 × 73 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 23.106. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.23.106_detail4.jpg)

Puppet. Wood, pigment, cloth, fiber, 9 13/16 × 28 3/4 in. (25 × 73 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 23.106. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.23.106_detail4.jpg)

<em>Puppet</em>. Wood, pigment, cloth, fiber, 9 13/16 × 28 3/4 in. (25 × 73 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 23.106. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.23.106_detail5.jpg)

Puppet. Wood, pigment, cloth, fiber, 9 13/16 × 28 3/4 in. (25 × 73 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 23.106. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.23.106_detail5.jpg)

<em>Puppet</em>. Wood, pigment, cloth, fiber, 9 13/16 × 28 3/4 in. (25 × 73 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 23.106. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.23.106_view01_acetate_bw.jpg)

Puppet. Wood, pigment, cloth, fiber, 9 13/16 × 28 3/4 in. (25 × 73 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 23.106. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.23.106_view01_acetate_bw.jpg)

<em>Puppet</em>. Wood, pigment, cloth, fiber, 9 13/16 × 28 3/4 in. (25 × 73 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 23.106. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.23.106_view02_acetate_bw.jpg)

Puppet. Wood, pigment, cloth, fiber, 9 13/16 × 28 3/4 in. (25 × 73 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 23.106. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.23.106_view02_acetate_bw.jpg)

<em>Puppet</em>. Wood, pigment, cloth, fiber, 9 13/16 × 28 3/4 in. (25 × 73 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 23.106. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.23.106_label.jpg)

Puppet. Wood, pigment, cloth, fiber, 9 13/16 × 28 3/4 in. (25 × 73 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 23.106. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.23.106_label.jpg)

<em>Puppet</em>. Wood, pigment, cloth, fiber, 9 13/16 × 28 3/4 in. (25 × 73 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 23.106. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.23.106_23.250_print_bw.jpg)

Puppet. Wood, pigment, cloth, fiber, 9 13/16 × 28 3/4 in. (25 × 73 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 23.106. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.23.106_23.250_print_bw.jpg)

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Puppet

Arts of the Pacific Islands

MEDIUM Wood, pigment, cloth, fiber
  • Reportedly From: Java, Indonesia
    • DIMENSIONS 9 13/16 × 28 3/4 in. (25 × 73 cm)  (show scale)
    INSCRIPTIONS Label attached to the sarong reads: Gandamana 5.
    COLLECTIONS Arts of the Pacific Islands
    ACCESSION NUMBER 23.106
    CREDIT LINE Brooklyn Museum Collection
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Puppet. Wood, pigment, cloth, fiber, 9 13/16 × 28 3/4 in. (25 × 73 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 23.106. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 23.106_acetate_bw.jpg)
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    <em>Puppet</em>. Wood, pigment, cloth, fiber, 9 13/16 × 28 3/4 in. (25 × 73 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 23.106. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 23.106_acetate_bw.jpg)

    TAGS

    angular
    arms
    face
    indonesian
    printed textile
    puppet
    shadow
    skinny
    smile

    TAGS

    angular
    arms
    face
    indonesian
    printed textile
    puppet
    shadow
    skinny
    smile

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