Kresna
Item
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Title
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Kresna
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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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27 9/16 x 9 13/16 inches; 70 x 25 cm
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Description
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Kresna is the first cousin of the Pandawa and an incarnation of the God Vishnu. He is known for his intelligence and brilliance, a diplomat, politician, and a strategist of war, who helped the Pandawa win the battle against the Kurawa.
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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. 2008.073.086
