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Bismaka
Bismaka
Bismaka
DepartmentAsia

Bismaka

NameWayang kulit, shadow puppet
Maker Tugimin (leather carver)
Maker Murdiyonto (painter)
CultureJavanese
Dateca. 2000
Place madeSukoharjo, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
MediumWater buffalo hide, water buffalo horn, water-based paint, ancur, bronze leaf, wood
DimensionsOverall: 31 7/8 x 10 1/4 in. (81 x 26 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Collection
Object numberFA.2007.40.104
DescriptionShadow puppet, medium male figure, very bright bronze leaf over face, body and limbs. Elaborate headdress, small moustache, gold skirt, stands on a small black platform.
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