DepartmentAsia

Anggeni

NameWayang kulit, shadow puppet

CultureJavanese

Date1993

Place madeJava, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

MediumWater Buffalo Hide, Water-based Paint, Water Buffalo Horn, Wood, Plastic-gold leaf

DimensionsOverall: 31 1/2 x 13 in. (80 x 33 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection Artist: Supardi

Object numberFA.2007.40.178

Collections

Wayang Kuilt: Indonesian Shadow Puppets

DescriptionShadow puppet. Small male human-monkey figure, orange-pink flesh, fiery hair, fanged mouth, long tail. Orange batik skirt with blue, pink and green pattern.
Performer: Ki Purbo Asmoro; also; Ki Sayoko
Artist: Supardi
Place and Date Made: Sukoharjo, 1993
The word geni means "fire", and this monkey has fair of fun. Anggeni is a devotee of Bathara Brama (noted in Java as the god of fire) and a soldioer in Rama's army. He appears in lakon such as "Rama Tambak," (Rama Bridges the Way) and other Ramayana stories.