shadow puppet

Shadow puppet of Patih Prahsata of Alengka, an uncle of Rahwana. His skin colour is white but his body and features are large and coarse. He has proinent teeth. His black hair is uncovered and he wears a diadem. Heir to the throne of Alengka, he did not want to be king, and passed the role to Rahwana, taking the role of Patih, first minister, for himself. He had hoped that Rahwana would be a wise and just ruler. He was killed by Anila, a warrior and Prime Minister of Gua Kiskenda, who hit Prahasta’s head with the stone statue of Windradi.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
2008.368
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 690 mm x 430 mm x 16 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; leather
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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