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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1987.120
Title
Miniature Screen for Shadow Puppets
Classification
Recreational Artifacts
Work Type
puppet
Date
20th century
Places
Creation Place: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Java
Culture
Javanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/311026

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Paper
Dimensions
37 x 49.5 cm (14 9/16 x 19 1/2 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, The Fredric Wertham Collection, Gift of his wife Hesketh
Accession Year
1987
Object Number
1987.120
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Modern reproduction of screens used in Indonesian shadow play.

Exhibition History

  • Wertham Javanese Objects at HTC, Harvard Theatre Collection, Cambridge, 07/01/1988 - 09/30/2014

Verification Level

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