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Date Made 1958 or earlier
Event --
Affiliation Indonesian (culture)
Artist / Maker / Manufacturer --
Object Number 94-1078
Place of Origin Continent - Asia, Country - Indonesia

Category Recreational artifacts
Sub-category Public entertainment device
Department Folklore
Museum CMH
Earliest 1858/01/01
Latest 1958/12/31
Materials Wood, Buffalo skin, Bamboo, Mammal skin
Measurements Height 59.4 cm, Width 73.5 cm, Depth 2.1 cm
Related activity Puppetry

Caption Flat Puppet
Additional Information
Two-dimensional figure whose shape resembles a shadow figure, but which is not manipulated behind a screen. Flat puppets can be carved in bas-relief or cut out from materials such as cardboard or tin.