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This mid-to late 20th<\/sup> century shadow puppet was featured in our Musical Narratives of the Southwest Pacific Rim<\/i> exhibit, which explores the performing arts of the Southwest Pacific Rim thorough musical instruments, masks, puppets, and dance costumes from Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Samoa.<\/p>\n

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These shadow puppets often portray characters from Hindu epics, such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.\u00a0 This particular Indonesian shadow puppet represents the character Arjuna in the Mahabharata, the longest Indian epic.\u00a0 Arjuna, one of the 5 Pandava brothers, is one of the protagonists of the epic and is known for his skill in archery.\u00a0 Puppeteers provide the movement, voice, and sound effects for the character.\u00a0 The show is often accompanied by a small gamelan performance, a traditional instrumental ensemble of Indonesia.\u00a0 Video of a performance is included in the exhibit.<\/p>\n

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This mid-to late 20th century shadow puppet is currently on display in our Musical Narratives of the Southwest Pacific Rim exhibit. These puppets often represent characters in Hindu epics. Click the link to learn more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":201,"featured_media":3505,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"overlay_title":false,"hide_featured_image_post":false,"wfu_hide_page_title":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artifacts"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nIndonesian Shadow Puppet - Timothy S. Y. 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