DepartmentAsia

Kancil

NameWayang Kancil, Wayang Kulit, Shadow Puppet

Maker Ledjar Subroto

CultureJavanese

Date2007

Place madeYogyakarta, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

MediumWater buffalo hide, paint, wood

DimensionsOverall: 26 x 11 7/16 in. (66 x 29 cm)

Object numberFA.2007.20.1

Collections

Asia

DescriptionA trickster "deermouse" - a small, tan deerlike creature with two jointed front legs. White markings on belly, tail, legs and neck. Stands on a red, cloudlike platform, signed on left-facing side. Wayang kancil is a form of puppetry that tells Kancil folk tales.