Panakawan
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In Javanese and Sundanese wayang, the panakawan or punakawan are the clown servants of the hero. There are four of them – Semar, Petruk, Gareng, and Bagong. Semar is the personification of a deity, so
Panakawan (right) accompanied their masters in a traditional wayang wong theater performance in Yogyakarta. September 2013.
Panakawan in wayang kulit, from left to right: Bagong, Petruk, Gareng, and Semar.
Panakawan in wayang golek, from left to right: Semar, Dawala, Cepot, and Gareng.
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Wayang
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Wayang is a traditional Java-origin dramatic performance in which a story is represented invented by the indigenous Javans — the Native Indonesian ethnic groups. The term wayang refers both to the sho
Panakawan
…In Javanese and Sundanese wayang, the panakawan (Javanese: ꦥꦤꦏꦮꦤ꧀; Sundanese: ᮕᮔᮊᮝᮔ᮪) or punakawan (ꦥꦸꦤꦏꦮꦤ꧀) (ᮕᮥᮔᮊᮝᮔ᮪) are the clown servants of the hero. There are four of them…
Wayang sejarah
Wayang kulit performance by the famous Indonesian dalang (puppet master) Manteb Soedharsono, with the story "Gathutkaca Winisuda", in Bentara Budaya Jakarta, Indonesia, on 31 July 2010
Bléncong, a Javanese oil lamp in the form of the mythical Garuda bird for wayang kulit performances, before 1924
Palm leaves manuscript of kakawin Arjunawiwaha is written by Mpu Kanwa in 1035 CE