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Laksmana (Lesmana)

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Wayang Kaper, wayang for training purposes for aspiring dalang (puppeteers), figures are smaller and less well made than usual Laksmana is the brother of Rama, thus belongs to the Ramayana; bow hairstyle, golden body colour, wears no jewellery

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Shadow puppet from the Wayang Kulit
Dimensions
Height: 55 cm
Width: 85 cm
Height: 25,5 cm
Width: 14 cm
Depth: 1 cm
Weight: 2 kg
Material/Technique
Wood, Parchment, Metal , Painting - delete, Gilding, Bamboo
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
I C 29485

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    19th century (2nd half of the)
    where
    Indonesia
    Java
  • Collecting
    who
    Cornelius Marinus Pleyte (1863-06-24 - 1917-07-22) - Collectors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    from Dr Pleyte 1897
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    South and Southeast Asia

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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