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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.
© 1994, The Field Museum. Photo by James Balodimas and Julie Pitzen.


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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.
© 1994, The Field Museum. Photo by James Balodimas and Julie Pitzen.


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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.
© 1994, The Field Museum. Photo by James Balodimas and Julie Pitzen.


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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.
© 1994, The Field Museum. Photo by James Balodimas and Julie Pitzen.


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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.
© 1994, The Field Museum. Photo by James Balodimas and Julie Pitzen.


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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.
© 1994, The Field Museum. Photo by James Balodimas and Julie Pitzen.


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Drama mask of Kala Mercu, a character in an as-yet unidentified wayang topeng dance drama. West Java, Indonesia, ca. 1880 A.D.
© 1994, The Field Museum. Photo by James Balodimas and Julie Pitzen.



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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.
© 1994, The Field Museum. Photo by James Balodimas and Julie Pitzen.


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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.
© 1994, The Field Museum. Photo by James Balodimas and Julie Pitzen.