DepartmentAsia

Pandita Tua also known as Pandita Srambahan

NameWayang kulit, shadow puppet

Maker Sadi Pon

CultureJavanese

Date1996

Place madeJava, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

MediumWater buffalo hide, ancur, paint, water buffalo horn, bronze leaf

DimensionsOverall: 30 11/16 x 9 13/16 in. (78 x 25 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Object numberFA.2007.40.165

Collections

Wayang Kuilt: Indonesian Shadow Puppets

DescriptionShadow puppet, medium male, wears a red and blue hat with tassle, brown striped jacket, green plaid skirt, black pants and brown shoes, black foundation strip.

Performer: Ki Purbo Asmoro: also: Ki Puntono
Artist: Sadi Pon Murdiyonto
Place and Date Made: Sukoharjo, 1996
This generic puppet portays an aged ascetic. This particular Pandhita Sambrahan figure shows the influence of Islam: the puppet wears a turban and robe, and carried prayer beads and a purse (to collect zakat, or "charity"). This wayang figure was used by Ki Purbo Asmoro in the lakon, "sinta Ilang" (Sinta Wanders Off) of the Ramayana.