Featuring original hand
carved leather puppet by Darmono and handmade wooden rod puppet by
kemiskidi, our traditional puppet artists in Central Java,
Indonesia.
Leather
prep
Darmono
Wayang is a traditional
puppetry and drama of Indonesia. It has been loved by the people of Indonesia
for centuries, since prehistoric to the present day. In the 9th and 10th
centuries wayang was used as a media to perform the epics Ramayana and
Mahabharata. It is a special form of art, very noble and very beautiful.
Scholars have referred to wayang as the most sophisticated form of drama in the
world. It has the functions of entertainment as well as moral guidance, and is a
combination of philosophy and education, performance and musical, thematic and
literacy, conceptual and creative arts.
Wayang kulit (leather puppet). Kulit means skin, refers to the leather
construction of the puppets that are carefully
chiseled with very fine tools and supported with carefully shaped buffalo horn
handles and control rods.
We will gladly assist you
with detailed information about the rich history & tradition of any piece.
Please feel free to contact us.
