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Perforated water-buffalo parchment

Traditional craft or ceremonial material documented in Wayang Kulit (Yogyakarta & Surakarta, Java, Indonesia).

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Classification
Material
Origin / Scope
Indonesia
Connected Rooms
1 Tradition
Bibliography
1 Source

Archival note & context

Perforated water-buffalo parchment is recorded in the Folkroom archive among the core materials of Wayang Kulit in Yogyakarta & Surakarta, Java, Indonesia.

All-night Javanese shadow puppet theatre directed by a single dalang master behind a lit linen kelir screen with bronze gamelan orchestra.

Used in traditions

1
Wayang Kulit
Yogyakarta & Surakarta, Java, Indonesia · Storytelling
■■■■ Thriving

Sources

1

What’s on this page is sourced from the citation below.

SourcePublisherLicence
Wayang Kulit — Primary Archival Dossier (Indonesia)Representative List, 2008CC BY-SA 4.0
"Perforated water-buffalo parchment." Folkroom Archive (Materials), https://folkroom.org/materials/perforated-water-buffalo-parchment · CC BY-SA 4.0.