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m36052 (49k jpeg)
Drama mask topeng of Buta Macan, a tiger demon. Used in an as-yet unidentified
wayang topeng dance drama. Central Java, Indonesia, ca. 1880 A.D.
m36055 (46k jpeg)
Drama mask topeng of Cakil, a Raksasa (= demon). Probably used in a wayang topeng
dance drama based on the Mahabharata, an epic story originally from India. West Java,
Indonesia, ca. 1880 A.D.
m36057 (32k jpeg)
Drama mask topeng of Ratu Kadiri, the King of Kadiri, a state in eastern Java.
Used in a wayang topeng dance drama based on the Panji cycle of stories. Central Java,
Indonesia, ca. 1880 A.D.
m36060 (36k jpeg)
Drama mask topeng of Panji, the hero of the Panji cycle of stories. Used in a
wayang topeng dance drama based on these stories. Central Java, Indonesia, ca. 1880 A.D.
m36065 (42k jpeg)
Drama mask topeng of Buta Cawet, a Raksasa (= demon). Used in an as-yet unidentified
wayang topeng dance drama. Central Java, Indonesia, ca. 1880 A.D.
m36074 (37k jpeg)
Drama mask topeng of Pati Suanda, probably a minor nobleman in a wayang topeng dance drama
based on the Mahabharata, an epic story originally from India. West Java,
Indonesia, ca. 1880 A.D.
m36084 (34k jpeg)
Drama mask of Kala Mercu, a character in an as-yet unidentified
wayang topeng dance drama. West Java, Indonesia, ca. 1880 A.D.
m36088 (39k jpeg)
Drama mask topeng of Gonjaka, probably a character in a wayang topeng dance drama
based on the Mahabharata, an epic story originally from India. West Java,
Indonesia, ca. 1880 A.D.
m36093 (30k jpeg)
Drama mask topeng of Panji, the hero of the Panji cycle of stories. Used in a
wayang topeng dance drama based on those stories. Central Java,
Indonesia, ca. 1880 A.D.
m36094 (52k jpeg)
Drama mask topeng of Bagong, a clownish servant character in one of the
wayang topeng dance dramas based on the Mahabharata, an epic story originally
from India. West Java, Indonesia, ca. 1880 A.D.
m36098 (33k jpeg)
Drama mask topeng of Panji, the hero of the Panji cycle of stories. Used in a
wayang topeng dance drama based on those stories. Central Java,
Indonesia, ca. 1880 A.D.
m36100 (42k jpeg)
Drama mask topeng of Togog, son of Semar. Both are clownish servants in one
of the wayang topeng dance dramas based on the Mahabharata, an epic story originally
from India. West Java, Indonesia, ca. 1880 A.D.
m36103 (37k jpeg)
Drama mask topeng of Jugil or Cungkring, a clownish figure from an as-yet
unidentified wayang topeng dance drama. West Java, Indonesia, ca. 1880 A.D.
m36119 (35k jpeg)
Drama mask topeng of Sekarcaci, a character from an as-yet
unidentified wayang topeng dance drama. Central Java, Indonesia, ca. 1880 A.D.
m36129 (34k jpeg)
Drama mask topeng of a pig's face, representing a character from an as-yet
unidentified wayang topeng dance drama. West Java, Indonesia, ca. 1880 A.D.
m36133 (34k jpeg)
Drama mask topeng of Basudewa, a character from a wayang topeng dance
drama based on the Mahabharata, an epic story originally from India. Basudewa
is the king of Madura and the uncle of the five heroic Pandawa brothers.
West Java, Indonesia, ca. 1880 A.D.
m36136 (40k jpeg)
Drama mask topeng of Resobagu, a character from an as-yet
unidentified wayang topeng dance drama. Central Java, Indonesia, ca. 1880 A.D.
© 1994, The Field Museum. Photos by James Balodimas and Julie Pitzen.