Java - Leather puppets used in the Wayang Purwa and Wayang Gedong shadow-plays. Early 19th century, (from the British Museum)
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Title
Java - Leather puppets used in the Wayang Purwa and Wayang Gedong shadow-plays. Early 19th century, (from the British Museum)
Collection
Photographs of Indonesia
Java: Wayang Kulit, Wayang Beber & Wayang Golek
Names
Holt, Claire (Collector)
Henry Stone & Son (Associated name)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1900 - 1969
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZEB 87-288 Box 18
Subjects
Indonesia
Dance
Puppets -- Indonesia -- Java
Shadow puppets
Genres
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: Printed in England by Henry Stone & Son (printers) Ltd., Banbury
Physical Description
Color photographs
Extent: 15 x 10.5 cm each
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12166651
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY887035016-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12166581
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c6745eb0-c5c0-012f-38d6-58d385a7bc34
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Java - Leather puppets used in the Wayang Purwa and Wayang Gedong shadow-plays. Early 19th century, (from the British Museum)" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1900 - 1969. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c6745eb0-c5c0-012f-38d6-58d385a7bc34
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1900 - 1969). Java - Leather puppets used in the Wayang Purwa and Wayang Gedong shadow-plays. Early 19th century, (from the British Museum) Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c6745eb0-c5c0-012f-38d6-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Java - Leather puppets used in the Wayang Purwa and Wayang Gedong shadow-plays. Early 19th century, (from the British Museum)" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c6745eb0-c5c0-012f-38d6-58d385a7bc34
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