| Collection Number | 52 |
| Title | Sakera |
| Time | 1950 circa |
| Time Acquisition | 1996 |
| Place | Madura/East Java, Indonesia |
| Place of Acquisition | Imam Antique Shop, Bondowoso, East Java, Indonesia |
| Name Painter (Place and Year of Birth-Death) |
Unknown |
| Size | 35cm x 30cm |
| Category (Sub-Category) |
History (Colonial times) |
| Current Location | Bangkok, Thailand (Home) |
| Description | Sakera is a heroic (pre-independence) freedom fighter. Born in Sampang, Madura, he used the clurit (sickle) as a symbol of resistance of commoners against Dutch colonizers (while for the Dutch the clurit was a weapon of criminals). According to popular history Sakera had the soul of a knight and was not afraid to fight the Dutch. Also, it is told that Sakera defended the weakest: he took from the rich to give to poor people in Sampang.
In Madura/East Java many glass paintings portray Sakera with the typical Madura red-and-white stripe shirt in various poses. This painting is partners with #51 although the theme is different they are framed with the same wooden structures. |