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Wayang Golek Puppet: Adipati Karna, accession 361230 (Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History)

Smithsonian Open Access API record, read 2026-08-18

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The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's own Open Access API record for a wayang golek rod puppet, "Adipati Karna," carved and painted wood with a gilded headdress and batik skirt, West Java, Indonesia, Javanese culture, collected 1974 to 1976 by Edward H. Smith Jr. and Mrs. Edward H. Smith, accessioned 10 August 1989. The record's own note names Adipati Karna directly, "an illegitimate son of King Pandu who chose to stay with another king and court in the Mahabharata stories," accession number 361230, USNM E431808-0.

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Citation
Publisher
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
URL
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35ec85d24-7ed0-4874-9d00-04558d4abf6d
Source Type
Museum
Assessment
Reliability Tier
1
The holding museum's own Open Access API record for the accessioned object, the strongest available record for its collection history, place, culture and accession numbers, its own title and note naming Adipati Karna directly as the puppet's subject.
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Indonesia, Countries

This source names Indonesia directly: "headdress and batik skirt, West Java, Indonesia, Javanese culture, collected 1974 to 1976 by Edward H."

Karna, Figures

This source names Karna directly: "a wayang golek rod puppet, "Adipati Karna," carved and painted wood with a gilded headdress and batik skirt, West Java, Indonesia, Javanese culture, collected 1974 to 1976 by Edward H."

Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)

This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 holds, 1 connected.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sources, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds.
  • Sacred Art & Iconography, 4 claims: 1 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 connected.
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