Sangut

Sangut, who is the figure of a noble servant

Sangut himself describes the character of "the winning defender". He will side with anyone who wins. Opportunist character

"Sangut" has no ideals or principles. Always a concern is his own security and self-interest

Sangut version of wayang kulit

Sangut is one of the leading figures of the punakawan (Balinese: parêkan) in the traditions of puppets in Bali. In the puppet, Sangut is described as a yellow-faced and yellow-skinned. Among the punakawan, his body is the skinniest but his stomach is big. In puppet shows he often appears with Delem and conducts a dialogue full of jokes.

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Wayang Kulit Show, Central Java

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Wayang Puppet Theatre

Wayang kulit show, Central Java.
From left to right, Baladewa, Krisna, Bima, and Pandu, his father.
Wayang puppet theater, Indonesia:
Written in 2008 (3.COM) on the Register of Intangible Cultural Heritage Assembly (UNESCO)
Famous for its intricate wayang and intricate musical styles, this ancient story form originates from the island of Java in Indonesia. For ten centuries, wayang flourished in royal palaces in Java and Bali as well as in rural areas. Wayang has spread to other islands (Lombok, Madura, Sumatra and Kalimantan) where local style of performances and musical accompaniment have grown. While these carefully crafted puppets vary in size, shape and style, the two main types apply: three-dimensional wooden puppets (clod puppet or golèk) and flat leather shadow puppets projected in front of the screen light up from behind. Both types are characterized by costumes, facial features and body parts that are articulated. The master puppeteer (dalang) manipulates the rotating arm with a slender stick attached to the doll. Singers and musicians play intricate melodies on bronze instruments and gamelan drums. In the past, dalangs were regarded as cultivated literary experts who transmitted moral and aesthetic values ​​through their art. The words and actions of comic characters representing "ordinary people" have provided vehicles to criticize sensitive social and political issues, and it is believed that this particular role may have contributed to puppet survival for centuries. The Wayang story borrows characters from native myths, epics and Indian heroes from Persian stories. Treasury and appearance techniques are transmitted orally within the family of puppeteers, musicians, and doll makers. The puppet puppets are expected to memorize the vast treasury of stories and to read ancient narrative passages and poetic songs in an intelligent and creative way. Wayang Puppet Theater still enjoys great popularity. However, to compete successfully with modern entertainment forms such as video, television or karaoke, players tend to feature comic scenes at the expense of storylines and replace music accompaniment with pop songs, leading to the loss of some distinctive features.
(Source: www.unesco.org/culture/ich/en/RL/wayang-puppet-theatre-00063)

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Gunungan

Gunungan Wayang Kulit Java

Gunungan

Gunungan (mountain) or Kayon (forest) represents the cosmos, the beginning and end of everything. 

It's placed in the middle of the Wayang Kulit screen before the drama begins, separating the opposing and again character groups at the end of the show. 

It is also used during play for strong scene changes and emotions involving fire, earth and water.

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Abimayu

Abimayu

In Javanese wayang, Abimanyu also known as Angkawijaya, Jaya Murcita, Jaka Pengalasan, Partasuta, Kirityatmaja, Sumbadraatmaja, Wanudara and Wirabatana. He is the son of Arjuna, one of the five Pandawa knights with the Goddess Subadra, the daughter of King Basudewa, the King of Mandura with the Goddess Devaki. He has 13 other maternal brothers, namely: Sumitra, Bratalaras, Bambang Irawan, Kumaladewa, Kumalasakti, Wisanggeni, Wilungangga, Endang Pregiwa, Endang Pregiwati, Prabakusuma, Wijanarka, Anantadewa and Bambang Sumbada. Abhimanyu is a creature of the gods. Since in the womb he has got "Wahyu Hidayat", which is able to make him understand in everything. It is said that because of his solemn retreat, Abhimanyu received the Revelation Makutha King, the revelation stating that his descendants would be the successors to the throne of the Hastines.
In the puppet, Abimanyu is a character who has a subtle nature and character, both his behavior, his words of light, his heart is hard, his responsibility and brave. His military education was taught directly by his father, Arjuna. While the science kebatinannya he got from his grandfather, Bagawan Abiyasa. Abimanyu lives in the Palangkawati palace, after defeating Prabu Jayamurcita

An old wayang kulit puppet, a gift from a dhalang in Wonogiri.

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Wayang Kulit Performed

Wayang Kulit Performed

For celebrating New Year's Eve, Solo City held Car Free Night where cultural shows were performed to entertain people. One of the cultural shows is the Shadow Puppet (wayang kulit).

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Kauman, The City of Culture Indonesia
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Blencong

Blencong

Blencong in pedalangan term refers to an illumination tool for wayang performance in the past using coconut oil. This blencong-shaped lamps are shaped like Jatayu birds, some are shaped like piggy banks with left and right wings. Blencong is made of carved wood or bronze, with a hole in the middle to put oil and has a fuse facing toward the screen.
Blencong is a lighting tool that serves to turn the shadow puppet in the screen / screen. Puppets that have basic gold prada paint will look more alive. Similarly, the shadows produced when viewed from behind the screen will look more artistic. The wind blowing against the blencong axis will bring its own effect on the puppets being performed by a dalang.

The traditional light source for an Indonesian shadow play (Wayang Kulit) is a coconut-oil lamp named blentjong.
The one shown here is from Java and part of my own collection.

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Wayang Kulit Performance

Wayang Kulit Performance

Wayang kulit performance, Central Java.
From left to right, two of the four Panakawan, Gareng, Petruk and Bima

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Kresna Wayang Kulit Bali

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In Indonesia, the story of Krishna that comes from Mahabharata, Hariwangsa, and Purana has been adapted and then converted into kakawin, among others Kakawin Kresnayana and Kakawin Hariwangsa. Both tell the story of Kresna's wedding with Rukmini, the daughter of the Widarba kingdom. In addition, there is also Kakawin Bhomantaka, which tells the war between Krishna and Bhoma giants.

In Indonesia, the Mahabharata are also raised into puppet shows, with adaptations and changes as necessary. In Javanese wayang culture, the figure of Krishna is known as the king of Dwarawati (Dwaraka), the kingdom of the Yadu descendants and is the incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Krishna is the son of Basudewa, King of Mandura (Mathura). He was born as the second son of three siblings (in the Mahabharata version he was the eighth son). Her sister was named Baladewa (Balarama, aka Kakrasana) and her sister was known as Sembadra (Subadra), married by Arjuna, her mother's cousin. Krishna has three wives and three children. The wives are Dewi Jembawati, Dewi Rukmini, and Dewi Satyabama. According to puppet, his children are Raden Boma Narakasura, Raden Samba, and Siti Sundari.

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While Kulit Means Skin Or Leather

While kulit means skin or leather

In modern daily Javanese and Indonesian vocabulary, wayang can refer to the puppet itself or the whole puppet theatre performance. While kulit means skin or leather, the material from which the figures are carved.

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Shadow Puppets

Shadow Puppets

Wayang kulit is a traditional performing arts of puppet-shadow play found in the cultures of Java, Bali, and Lombok, in Indonesia and Kelantan in Malaysia.In a wayang kulit performance, the puppet figures are rear-projected on a taut linen screen with a coconut-oil (or electric) light. The Dalang (shadow artist) manipulates carved leather figures between the lamp and the screen to bring the shadows to life.
Wayang kulit is one of the many different forms of wayang theatre found in Indonesia, the other being wayang beber, wayang klitik, wayang golek, wayang topeng, and wayang wong. Wayang kulit is among the best known, offering a unique combination of ritual, lesson and entertainment. On November 7, 2003, UNESCO designated wayang kulit from Indonesia as one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

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