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These paper figures are used for training purposes for aspiring dalang; even today, paper figures are still sold before wayang performances

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Shadow puppet from the Wayang Kulit
Dimensions
Depth: 29 cm
Material/Technique
Paper, Bamboo
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
I C 29739 h

Provenance and sources

when
2nd half of the 19th century
where
Indonesia
Java
who
Bastian, Adolf - Collectors

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