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Durgandana

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Wayang Kaper, wayang for training purposes for aspiring dalang (puppeteers), figures are smaller and less well crafted than usual Durgandana is the brother of Durgandini, fights for the Pandavas, king of Wiratha, green face, golden body colour, wing ornament, wears numerous ornaments

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Shadow puppet from the Wayang Kulit
Dimensions
Depth: 24,5 cm
Material/Technique
Rattan, Leather (painted)
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
I C 29486

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
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    South and Southeast Asia

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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