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Siti Sundari

Wayang Kaper, Wayang for training purposes for aspiring dalang (puppeteers), figures are smaller and less well made than usual Siti Sundari is one of the daughters of Krishna and the first wife of Abimanyu (Abimanyu's second wife is called Utari), after the death of Abimanyu Siti Sundari commits suicide with the help of her patrem (kris for women)

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Shadow puppet from the Wayang Kulit
Dimensions
Höhe: 19 cm (mit Stab 39 cm)
Material/Technique
Rattan, Leather (painted), Bamboo, Metal
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
I C 29528

Provenance and sources

when
19th century (2nd half of the)
where
Indonesia [Land]
Java [Region]

who
Cornelius Marinus Pleyte (1863-06-24 - 1917-07-22) - Collectors

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