Shadow puppet representing Gareng
Item
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Title
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Shadow puppet representing Gareng
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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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24 x 7 7/8 inches; 61 x 20 cm
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Description
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Gareng is the other children of Semar and one of the Punakawan with Bagong and Petruk. He is usually depicted with a short stature and a stubbed leg as can be seen in this shadow puppet representing Gareng. His eyes are crossed, which indicates that he does not want to see things that invite evil.
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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. 2008.073.021
