Wayang Golek Puppet: Guru (Lord Shiva)
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: Guru, Supreme god, he is equivalent of Lord Shiva, ruler of the world who represents the destroyer in the Hindu pantheon. Most venerated of all wayang characters, Guru is often shown respect and paid homage.
label: Notes
content: Wayang golek puppet with small carved wooden face painted tan with features painted black. Small nose. Carved headdress rises to rounded red crown with gold four-pointed diamond-shaped top. Unpronounced garuda looking backwards from crown. Black top and yellow apron worn over blue, brown, and beige long batik skirt. Small red armbands and bracelets carved on jointed wooden arms with attached rods.
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: E431792-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Puppet
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 60 cm