Product Description

Abimanyu

Height 64.5 cm, width 25.5 cm
Order Number: SPC85B

Background: Arjuna’s son and heir, he was a hero on the Pendawa side in the last war. He killed Suyadono’s only son and heir, Raden Lesmana Mandro Kumoro on the third day of the last war, but was then pierced with arrows and clubbed to death by Raden Djadadrata.

Semar told Arjuna, who was distraught, and egged on by Kresna, vowed to kill Djadadrata before sundown or throw himself on his son’s funeral pyre. Sangkuni advised Djadadrata to hide.

Arjuna could not find him. As the sun went down, Kresna used his magic weapon, the Cakra, to hide the sun, hereupon Djadadrata emerged and will killed by Arjuna’s arrow.

The name of the puppet maker, Subroto, is signed on the puppet. Also written on the puppet is Nakula, but this is thought to be incorrect.