Shadow puppet representing Jatayu
Item
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Title
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Shadow puppet representing Jatayu
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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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23 1/4 x 18 7/8 inches; 59 x 48 cm
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Description
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Jatayu is the brave bird who witnesses Sita’s abduction by Rahwana and tries to rescue Sita in vain. He is mortally wounded by Rahwana and only manages to tell Rama of Sita’s abduction before dying.
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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. 2008.073.033
