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Gunungan

Gunungan world mountain, stands at the beginning and end of the wayang performance Wayang Kaper, wayang for training purposes for prospective dalang (puppeteers), figures are smaller and less well crafted than usual Gunungan painted red, gold and black, depiction of tiger and bull and mangkara (face in centre)

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Shadow puppet from the Wayang Kulit
Dimensions
Weight: 2 kg
Height: 55 cm
Width: 85 cm
Height: 41 cm
Width: 25,5 cm
Depth: 1 cm
Material/Technique
Parchment, Bamboo, Painting - delete, Gilding, Metal
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
I C 29491

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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