Putri Dewi Wara Sumbadra

Southeast Asian Collection

Accession Nr.: 66.42.1
Type: puppetry and shadow play; carving; textile arts
Date of production:
first half of the 20th century
Place of production:
Materials/Techniques: carved, painted wood, textile
Dimensions: height: 53 cm
Also known as Subadra or Sumbadra; character in the Mahabharata. The embodiment of Dewi Sri. Princess, sister of Kresna, with her husband Arjuna she had Abimanyu. Naturally cheerful, she is always deliberate in her opinions.

Wayang golek purwa puppet from Ernő Zboray's collection. The rod puppet was repainted at the end of the 1920s.