Wayang Golek Puppet: Indrajit
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: The name Indrajit meaning "conqueror of India" was given to a warrior from the kingdom of Lanka in the Ramayana stories. Indra, ruler of the heavens, was attacked and carried off by a demon-ing's son named Meghanadra (Roar of the Cloud), who for his exploits received the title Indrajit.
label: Notes
content: Wayang golek puppet with large carved wooden face of mean, aggressive appearance with red and white eyes and four carved teeth with canines. Atop black shoulder length hair is headdress rising into backward-looking garuda (garuda mungkur). Gold torso bears blue vest over breast and black apron over long batik skirt. Jointed wooden arms with thin 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: E431782-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Puppet
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 72 cm