DepartmentAsia
Walakas
NameWayang kulit, shadow puppet
CultureJavanese
Place madeJava, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
MediumWater Buffalo hide, ancur, paint, water buffalo horn, bronze leaf
DimensionsOverall: 28 3/8 x 11 7/16 in. (72 x 29 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Collection
Object numberFA.2007.40.164
Collections
Performer: Ki Purbo Asmoro; Also Ki Puntono; Ki Heri Sureisno
Artists: Unkown
Place and Date Made: Sukoharjo, date unkown; acquired by Ki Purbo Asmoro in Sukoharjo, 2000
Walakas is a meat vendor who is like a foster father to Jagal Bilawa (the character Bima, disguised as a butcher) in the country of Wiratha. Walakas appreas in the Lakon, "Adon-Adon Rajamala" (Rajamala Enters the Ring) the Mahabharata.
