DepartmentAsia

Parekan Buta or Kembar

NameWayang kulit, shadow puppet

Maker Kemo

Maker Paidi

Maker Enthus Susmono

CultureJavanese

Date1997

Place madeTegal, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

MediumWater buffalo hide, paint, water buffalo horn, metal leaf

DimensionsOverall: 26 3/4 x 9 13/16 in. (68 x 25 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Object numberFA.2007.38.9X

Collections

Wayang Kuilt: Indonesian Shadow Puppets

DescriptionShadow puppets, two identical female figures with metal leafed faces, gray shoulders, arms and feet. Wearing a red bodice with a knife in the belt over a dark green skirt, both with floral decoration. Snarling, fanged mouths. Puppets have a central stick of carved horn, with two wood sticks attached to the jointed arms at the wrists.