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Shadow player

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Shadow player, a traditional Indonesian puppet, made of leather, featuring a man with a white face, brown skin, and black hair in a bun, wearing a white collar, brown jacket with black cuffs and red, white, and green pants. The puppet has a long thin string attached to the back of the head and the hands are bent at the wrists. The background is white.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Donkey skin, cord
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
346 × 624 px
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