"Mbah Maridjan" or "Juru Kunchi" (The Gate Keeper)
Maker
Tri Suwarno
Date2011
Place madeYogyakarta, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
MediumBuffalo hide, paint, gold paint, water buffalo horn
Dimensions20 1/16 × 5 1/2 in. (51 × 14 cm)
Classifications(Classification Not Used)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase, A.2016.63.1
Object numberA.2016.63.1
DescriptionShadow puppet depicting Mbah Maridjan, the spiritual guardian or gate keeper of Mt. Merapi, on the Island of Java. Image is of a male figure with glasses, wearing a blue and black top, and red-white-black print waist wrapper.On View
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