Wayang Golek Puppet: Maidservant
date: label: Accession Date
content: 10 Aug 1989
label: Collection Date
content: 1974 to 1976
name: label: Collector
content: Edward H. Smith Jr.
label: Collector
content: Mrs. Edward H. Smith
label: Donor Name
content: Edward H. Smith Jr.
notes: label: Notes
content: Unidentified character, possibly Tjangik, favored comic female servant with grotesque features in contrast to vain and coy behavior. See "Mythology and the Tolerance of the Javanese" by Benedict R. O'G Anderson, pg. 44.
label: Notes
content: Unusual, much used wayang golek puppet with carved wooden head. White face lacks definition, but is painted with red mouth emphasized by black semi-circular lines. Smooth black hairline with a bun in back and two different brass earrings. Brass bell necklace over long sleeved green and purple blouse with exposed hanging breasts. Faded green, purple, and pink batik skirt. Jointed wooden arms with rods attached to hands.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 4 Oct 2016
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: West Java, Indonesia, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Javanese
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 361230
label: USNM Number
content: E431806-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Puppet
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 60 cm