Wayang klitik puppet
| Accession Nr.: | 7148 |
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| Type: | puppetry and shadow play; carving |
| Date of production: |
early 19th century
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A flat wood carving of male figures with leather arms and a Javanese dagger (Indonesian: keris) embedded in the back of the belt.
The small, plastically formed East Javanese klitiks can be seen as a transition between the three-dimensional wayang golek wooden dolls and the flat shadow puppets (Indonesian: wayang kulit). Here too, the characters follow the visual tradition of wayang representations.
The small, plastically formed East Javanese klitiks can be seen as a transition between the three-dimensional wayang golek wooden dolls and the flat shadow puppets (Indonesian: wayang kulit). Here too, the characters follow the visual tradition of wayang representations.