Shadow puppet representing Sita
Item
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Title
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Shadow puppet representing Sita
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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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17 11/16 x 7 1/16 inches; 45 x 18 cm
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Description
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Sita is the consort of Rama whose devotion and bravery played a central role in the story of the Ramayana. While waiting for Rama, Sita was taken by Rahwana to Alengka where she endures Rahwana’s attempt to poison her. Despite Sita’s unwavering devotion, she still has to prove her loyalty to Rama with the trial of fire after Rahwana was finally defeated.
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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. 2008.073.225
