DepartmentAsia

Sugriwo

NameWayang kulit, shadow puppet

Maker Wiji Sutikno (leather carver)

Maker Murdiyonto (painter)

Maker Karno Diharja (designer)

CultureJavanese

Date2000

Place madeSukoharjo, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

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

DimensionsOverall: 33 7/16 x 15 3/8 in. (85 x 39 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Object numberFA.2007.40.21

Collections

Wayang Kuilt: Indonesian Shadow Puppets

DescriptionShadow puppet, large male figure, one of a pair of twins. Creamy skin, long, flowing black hair, fanged, grimacing mouth. A tail (?) protrudes from an elaborately decorated white skirt. Puppet stands on a red and green platform with the Purbo Asmoro logo.