Wayang Golek Puppet: Gato Gatcha (Gatutkatja)
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: Known as the "flying hero," he is one of Bima's sons and among the most admired heroes from the Pandawa clan featured in the Mahabharata stories. He is associated with strength and courage.
label: Notes
content: Wayang golek puppet with carved wooden head painted light olive gray with red eyes and black incised moustache and goatee. Gold crown has garuda looking backwards (garuda mungkur). Lacy scrollwork wings distinguish puppet wearing sequined black velvet high collared top and apron over long batik skirt. Jointed wooden arms notable for carved bird armlets.
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: E431785-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Puppet
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 64 cm