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Kekayon or Gunungan (feminine) - Tree of Life (shadow puppet)

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posted on 2016-05-16, 00:25 authored by Music Archive of Monash UniversityMusic Archive of Monash University

Kekayon or Gunungan (feminine) usually translated as ‘Tree of Life’. Leather shadow puppet in Cirebon style. From the Mahabharata.

History

Collector/donor

Jeune Scott-Kemball

Collection date

1970s

Ethno/lingual group

Cirebon-Javanese

Collection Type

puppet

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Keywords

Javanese puppet Mahabharata Wayang Kulit Nobility Indonesian puppet Shadow puppet Music archive of Monash University Digital Humanities Performing Arts Ethnic Studies

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