DepartmentAsia

Werkudara also known as Bima (wanda: Jagur)

NameWayang kulit, shadow puppet

Maker Yatna Tentrem (hide carver)

CultureJavanese

Dateca. 1980

Place madeKlaten, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

MediumWater buffalo hide, ancur, paint, water buffalo horn, gold leaf, wood

DimensionsOverall: 45 1/4 x 21 1/4 in. (115 x 54 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Object numberFA.2007.40.5

Collections

Wayang Kuilt: Indonesian Shadow Puppets

DescriptionShadow puppet. Large male figure with black face, gold leaf over chest, arms, legs. Curving hairstyle. Central stick and one arm stick are horn, the other arm stick is wood.

"Performer: Ki Purbo Asmoro; also: Ki Nartosabdo (1925-1985)
Artist: Yatna Tentrem (painter)
Place and Date Made: unknown, c. 1980; acquired by Ki Purbo Asmoro in Klaten, 1994

Jagur means robust" or "big for one's age"; it may be used in any episode from the Mahabharata in which Bima appears, and is a popular version for use in battle scenes This puppet was previously owned and used by the late Ki Nartosabdo, one of Indonesia's most famous dhalang." (Katz-Harris 2010)