I'd try to started at this time for posting some cultures of Indonesia.
for traditional artistry, one of staging that has been sticked with begin at group under till upper society comunity either on rural to city megapolitan is puppets art.
puppets by it self in the form of or it's seems differentiated in multiform for example shadow play from animal skin -wayang kulit-(usually made from cow or goat skin's), marionette-wayang golek-(formed from wood), puppets beber (painting above cloth), and people puppets-wayang orang--(its character is played by human with costume).there is also puppets that made by hay was named suket puppets
Puppetplays art has been confessed by UNESCO as the works of amazing culture in the field of naration story and beautiful heritage and very worth ((Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity) in 7 November 2003.
story that played from to Ramayana and also Mahabarata story that indigenous to India, nevertheless by master art at Majapahit empire era, story is referred as electroplated [again], its figure and story are adapted for society hindu jawa at that time.
in other hand there is also menak Story that indigenous to Indonesia by it self
next at era islam enters Nusantara, story about puppets even also adapted for spreading islam, entered arrange its presentation. Character of punakawan (Semar, gareng, petruk, bagong) patrimony kalimasada (creed sentence), emerge music instrument for puppets attendant like peking, bonang, gambang, and other was added from this era.
puppets either in whatever form played by puppeteer(dalang) as narator. puppeteer is centers from show in shadow play, puppets beber, and also marionette unless people puppets. in people puppets though puppeteer as narator, nevertheless artist that play the part of character frequently improved until puppeteer role as narator a little eroded.
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