India Sita Doll with Three Dimensional Painted Crown (Profile View)

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Wooden rod puppets (wayang golek) of Sita, from the Hindu legend called Ramayana. The Sita doll is made entirely from wood. Her head and magnificent crown is three-dimensional, carved and hand painted. The headpiece is painted in bright gold, white, red, yellow and purple. She has curls of hair under her crown and tassels hanging on either side of the head. Her face is painted white, with red lips, and decorative swirls. The figure is about 27 inches (69 cm) tall.

For the story, visit The Story of Rama and Sita

Galleries: Asia, Hand Puppet, India Miscellaneous, Jewelry, Puppetry

Keywords: All_Rama_Sita, Asia, India, Indian, Indonesia, Indonesian, Rama, Ramayana, Sita, batik, carved, crown, dalang, female, figurine, hand painted, handcrafted, queen, rod puppet, rods, tassels, three-dimensional, wayang golek, woman, wood

Photo Location: FCIT Photo Studio, Tampa, FL

Photographer: Dr. Ann E. Barron

Date of Photo: 05/30/2013

Device Make: Canon

Device Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Exposure Time: 0.0333333

F Number: 13

Original Dimensions: 3744×5232

Picture Orientation: Portrait

GPS Coordinates: 28°3'40.85"N 82°24'36.26"W

Picture Number: 24690