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Kresna (Prabu Batara, Krishna)

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Rod puppet from the Wayang Golek
Dimensions
Height: 65 cm
Width: 20 cm
Depth: 17 cm
Weight: 2 kg
Length: 51 cm
Width: 28 cm
Height: 91 cm
Depth: 25 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Textile, Painting - delete, Gilding, Coating, Bamboo, Cotton fabric, linen weave, batik, Wool ribbons, crocheted, Base fabric: black cotton velvet, reinforced with a layer of natural white, starched cotton fabric/ Appliqué of brass sequins, cantillas and a few tiny glass beads/ Edge decoration: appliquéd braided border of metal spun threads (brass lace, cotton soul), on the front bouillon sails (a stronger type of cantillas), on both sides as fringe decoration, Base fabric: brown cotton velvet, reinforced with a layer of natural white, starched cotton fabric/ Appliqué of brass sequins, canthils and a few tiny glass beads/ Edge decoration: appliquéd crocheted border made of metal threads (brass thread, cotton core), fringe decoration made of long, narrow canthils, two composite metal braids in silver and gold, woven; consisting of fine wires and cotton yarns
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
I C 26832

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Indonesia
    Java
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Donation 1894
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    South and Southeast Asia

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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