Shadow puppet representing Lesmana
Item
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Title
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Shadow puppet representing Lesmana
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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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26 3/4 x 91/16 inches; 68 x 23 cm
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Description
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Lesmana or Laksmana is the devoted brother of Sita who accompanies Rama and Sita in their exile. With Rama, Lesmana also fights in the battle against the Rahwana armies with the help of Hanuman in Alengka.
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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. 2008.073.189
Lesmana