Wayang Golek Puppets

Wayang golek theater is a popular form of tribal communities in Indonesia. Puppet theater arts from West Java, a province located in western Indonesia. Puppet show performed by a dhalang, using wooden puppets to present stories. That is, run the puppet arts by using a doll made ​​of wood is almost like the face and body of human figures depicting characters she played. Puppeteer story that was taking from the Ramayana, Mahabharata. Puppet show usually is held for the celebration of the feasts of the people of west java.
Wayang Golek was one of the Sundanese art from Indonesia that came from West Java (Sunda), that often was held in the big agendas, khitanan, the marriage or for means da'wah the religion and this one of the examples of puppet art roll over giri harja with the famous mastermind of "Kang Asep Sunandar Sunarya" with the Cepot Da'wah theme
puppets is also one of the main tribal handicrafts typical Sundanese. Puppet show is usually made from raw materials of wood or wood type albasia lame.

1.1. Wayang golek show picture

 

1.2.Video of wayang golek puppets show

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nAWcnAvNJ4

In the story of the Wayang Golek Puppets show, there are some characters that are familiar figures in the Sundanese, including:

1. Cepot

Cepot or Astrajingga is one of the Most poppular character in Wayang Golek. Cepot is a panakawan character of wayang golek alongside Petruk and Dawala, which do not exist in the original Mahabarata or Ramayana. Cepot is one of Semar's sons. Cepot is as rural character from the fictional desa (sundanese language for village) Tumaritis, there he lived with his father Semar and two of his brothers, Petruk and Dawala. Cepot is humorous and easy going, everything Cepot says tends to be funny, and Cepot's act is full of slapstick jokes, mostly done together with its antagonist wayang golek character. Cepot in wayang golek puppetry also has other, good looking faces: Astrajingga, described with its straight, humble, good looking and white face. Cepot is the favourite character of Sundanese Indonesian wayang golek.

2. Semar Badranaya

Semar Puppets are figures that are character-spirited governess (lead), the care of the knights in the story of Mahabharata and Ramayana. Semar with caregivers soul understood as serving the people, selflessly, to carry out good deeds in accordance with the divine word. Semar barjalan facing upwards meaning: "the way a human child's realization that he gave the example of always looking up (God) is merciful and compassionate people."

3. Dawala Doll

Dawala is the second of three brothers of the couple and Sutiragen Badranaya Semar. Very loyal to accompany his brother Cepot where anything goes.

4. Arjuna

Arjuna has a noble character, warrior spirit, his faith is strong, impervious to worldly temptations, brave, and always managed to snatch the glory that was given the nickname "Dananjaya". The enemy must be conquered like anything else, so he was also given the nickname "Parantapa", which means conquering an enemy.

4.Gatot Kaca

In Indonesia, Gatotkaca become a very popular puppet characters. For example, in Javanese puppet he was known by spelling Gatutkaca (Javanese: Gathutkaca). Extraordinary miracle is told, among others were able to fly in space without using the wings, and famous with the nickname "muscle wire iron bones".

5. Gareng
 
Gareng was the third of three brothers of the couple and Sutiragen Badranaya Semar. Gareng usually always stay at home mom Sutiragen help doing your homework.














6.Bima

 Bima is the second son of Pandu from Kunti mother. Married to Arimbi. Bima is the father Gatotkaca.
Pancanaka nails.
There's a snake around his neck. If the Bima lying snake will bite her neck. So that the Milky known characters who never lied.












 7. Bambang Sumantri

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Bambang Sumantri is the nephew of Rama Bergawa. He has a sister named Sokrasana the ugly.

He was never punished by Arjuna Sasrabahu for wanting to marry a wife of Arjuna Sasrabahu, which was ordered to move the Garden Sriwedari to the town square. Thanks to the help of his brother's garden could be moved. But shame punyak ugly sister accidentally Sokrasana eventually killed by her own brother.

Sumantri Sokrasana death by a crocodile when Sumantri transformed into a fight with Ravana.