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Semar

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Rod puppet from the Wayang Golek
Dimensions
Width: 28 cm
Height: 91 cm
Depth: 25 cm
Length: 53,5 cm
Weight: 2 kg
Height: 63 cm
Width: 20 cm
Depth: 11 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Cotton, Painting - delete, Velvet, Metal threads, Cotton fabric, linen weave with woven pattern (chequered, stripes), Cotton velvet with appliquéd velvet rosette - with sculpted metal embroidery made of canillas and sequins on top
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
I C 26850

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    before 1894
    where
    Indonesia
    Java
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Donation from Arthur Baessler 1894
  • 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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