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
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
Wayang golek
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On November 7, 2003, UNESCO designated wayang the flat leather shadow puppet, the flat wooden puppet, and the three-dimensional wooden puppet theatre, as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Herit
Wayang
…designated wayang – the flat leather shadow puppet (wayang kulit), the flat wooden puppet (wayang klitik), and the three-dimensional wooden puppet (wayang golek) theatre, as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on 7 November 2003. In return for the acknowledgment, UNESCO required…
Wayang golek performance with dalang
A dalang (puppeteer) playing Ghatotkacha character on the stage
Wayang golek figure, Cepot, a Sundanese Punokawan, Indonesia
Wayang golek, Rahwana, Indonesia, 2004