Set of Shadow Puppets
1920-1949 (made)
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Set of shadow puppets, cut and painted leather, Java, 1920s-1940s
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 7 parts.
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| Brief description | Set of shadow puppets, cut and painted leather, Java, 1920s-1940s |
| Gallery label | Epic tales
In Indonesia, performers use puppets like this to tell stories about good versus evil.
Candlelight shines through the tiny cuts on the puppets to make delicate shadows on a screen.
[Young V&A, Imagine Gallery short object label] (2023) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Grace Lovat Fraser |
| Object history | Part of the Lovat Fraser Bequest (Misc.352/465-1978), bequeathed to the museum by Grace Lovat Fraser, widow of Claud Lovat Fraser the artist. The initial basis of the collection was a group of Indian toys belonging to Lovat which he gave to Grace as an engagement present. |
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| Accession number | MISC.460:1 to 7-1978 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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