Wayang Golek Puppet: Sujudana or Durjudana
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: Eldest of the 99 Kurawa brothers, King of Astina and chief antagonist of the Pandawas, he is slain by Bima in the Mahabharata stories. The ethical ambivalence of his nature is evident in his name: either Durjudana, "dur" meaning evil, or Sujudna, "su" meaning "good".
label: Notes
content: Wayang golek puppet with carved wooden face painted gold with red eyes and black moustache and beard. An elaborated headdress appears to be bird (garuda looking backwards or garuda mung kur) with eyes and beak pointed backwards, signifying a protective charm. Bare upper torso has sequined front piece and rectangular apron. He wears long batik skirt. Jointed wooden arms have rods attached.
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: E431776-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Puppet
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 68 cm