Shadow puppet representing Linbok
Item
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Title
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Shadow puppet representing Linbok
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Creator
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Unidentified artist
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Subject
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Shadow puppet
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Culture
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Javanese
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Medium
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Buffalo leather; buffalo horn; pigments
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Format
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19 5/16 x 7 7/8 inches; 49 x 20 cm
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Description
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Linbok or Limbuk in Java with her mother Cangik are the two female characters that usually make their appearance in the wayang performance during the scene involving princesses or queens in the palace. Their role is akin to the Punakawan, such as Semar and their children, as they also give advice to the female protagonists in the story and listen to their trouble. They are known for their loyalty to the princesses and queens. Despite being depicted in an unflattering manner with big forehead, overbite, and big breasts, Limbuk is a highly confident character and always believes that she is as beautiful as everyone else
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Provenance
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Gift of Joseph Fischer acquired through the George and Mary Rockwell Fund and the gift of Louise Taraldson Woods by exchange
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Rights
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Collection of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art. Coll. no. 2008.073.014
