DepartmentAsia

Buta Glundung

NameWayang kulit, shadow puppet

Artist or maker Enthus Susmono

Artist or maker Kemo

Artist or maker Paidi

CultureJavanese

Date2005

Place madeTegal, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

MediumWater buffalo hide, paint, water buffalo horn, metal leaf

DimensionsOverall: 31 11/16 x 15 3/8 in. (80.5 x 39 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Object numberFA.2007.38.8

Collections

Wayang Kuilt: Indonesian Shadow Puppets

DescriptionShadow puppet, large ogre figure with mottled purple skin. Elaborately decorated skirt, painted to look like batik, and metal leafed bracelets around wrists and ankles. Red eyes, toothy red mouth. Puppet attached to a heavy central stick of horn, with a wood stick attached to one jointed arm at the wrist. Painted date 10-3-07 near foot.