Bima / Werkadura / Bratasena

by Wayang Kulit: Indonesian Shadow Puppets

A$425 · Offered by Asia Bookroom

Indonesia. Before 1970s . Stock ID #216722 Water buffalo hide, gilt and pigment, chiselled and cut out, 30 x 40 cms fully extended, without batons , painted both sides, jointed arms, one affixed to a horn baton, the other bamboo, the body affixed to a spliced horn baton, minor loss of pigment. Dewa Ruci is the representation of Bima in miniature form. It is used in the story of the young Bima, called Bratasena, who goes in search of the meaning of

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