Author: LOEBÈR JUNIOR, J.A.,
Title: Javaansche Schaduwbeelden. [Separated from:Tropisch Nederland?].
Description: S.I., s.n., [circa], 1930. Large 8°., original private clothbacked blank boards. pp. 195-204. With 11 captioned monochrome illustrations, of which 5 full-page, featuring traditional Javanese Wayang Kulit characters (Shadow puppets) after author's drawings, original colour photograph featuring 2 wayang kulit characters from the Ramayana, captioned in english in typo-script on verso of f.e.p., W. Le Fèbre ex-libris pasted on verso of front cover. WITH a small-sized 3-fold. [5]pp. flyer announcing a [shadow] Puppetry exhibition, held at the Leiden State Museum of Anthropology, 24 May-1 October 1957:Mens in Miniatuur, de wereld van het Poppenspel. e monochrome illustrations on front cover (Petruk and Semar). Dutch language introduction to the Puppet theatre, focused upon traditional Indonesian Wayang theatre: function in society, characteristics and technique, Loosely inserted. Dutch language inquiry into traditional javanese wayang kulit puppets, origin and characteristics, theatre and performance. Very good copy.

Keywords: puppetry wayang kulit puppets performance theatre characters tradition java history culture legacy colonialism indonesia southeastasia