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 Wayang Kulit (Shadow Puppet)
 distinctive shadow plays among Asian
dramas which evolved and grown most
fully in Java and Bali, Indonesia.
 make used of flat puppets that are cut
and designed with intricate patterns
 shadow images can be shown when
projected on cotton screen with an oil
lamp (blencong).
 accompanied by gamelan orchestra.
“Wayang” means “puppet”
1. Kingdom era – used grass in making a
puppet.
- Next, they used branch of tress
2. Hinduism era – make used of paper
3. Islamic era – made from a water
buffalo leather.
“Kulit” means “skin” and refers to the
leather construction of the puppets that
are carefully shaped with very fine tools
and supported with carefully shaped
buffalo horn handles and control rods.
Wayang kulit puppets are made from:

• Water Buffalo Leather

Elements of Wayang Kulit
1. The Puppets – sizes range from 6 inches
to more than 3 feet which are mounted
on sticks from a buffalo horn
- complete sets of puppets 300 – 400
figures.
- performance starts at 8:30pm and last
until dawn or it will last from 9 – 10
hours for the whole performances.
2. The Characters
• Major characters are based on or
originated from the two epic stories
of Hinduism.
• The Ramayana and Mahabharata
• This characeters vary in size, shape,
color, and costume.
• The minor figures also differs
according to their type like: ogre,
clown, god, etc.
CHARACTERS
A mythical bird
or bird-like
creature that
appears in
both Hindu
and Buddhist
religion.
RAMA
SITA
HANUMAN
RAKSASA
RAVANA
3. The Dalang (The Puppeteer)

• person in charge of manipulating

the figures.
• narrating the story, interpreting
the characters, singing song
• producing sound effects
• giving cues for gamelan.
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OTHER NEEDED ELEMENTS
A. Performers
1. Dalang – the puppeteer and conductor
2. Niyaga – the gamelan musicians
3. Pesinden – Javanese female singer with gamelan
orchestra
B. Equipment
1. Wayang kulit – leather puppets
2. Gunungan – symbolic scene elements; used for
signal at the beginning and ending of the show
• The gunungan
(gunung,
mountain) or
kayanon(forest)
is the most
important part of
the show. It is
used to signal
the beginning
and the end of
the performance.
3. Kelir – the cloth screen
4. Blencong – Javanese oil lamp
5. Gedebok – Javanese trunk of a
banana as a place to arrange the
puppets
6. Kotak kayu – wooden chest
7. Chempala – wooden knockers
8. Kepyak – metal rappers
9. Gamelan – musical instruments
Blencong – oil lamp
 C. The Performance Elements
The fundamental components of a performance
include:
•the puppeteer, dhalang(Java) / dalang(Bali)
•a hammer used by the dhalang to knock on the
puppet box, cempala
•metal plates that the dhalang hits with his
foot, kepyak
•a traditional Indonesian orchestra, gamelan
•shadow puppets, wayangkulit
• a light source, blencong
•female singers and a male chorus,
pesindhen and penggerong
•a screen frame and screen, gawang and
kelir; the main focus of the performance
•banana logs, gedebok; the pointed sticks
of the wayang base handle pierce the
peeled trunk of a banana tree and the
spongy substance holds the puppets in
place
•a puppet box, kothak
• In addition:
• Wayang Kulit’s one of “the grandfathers”
• of modern cinema.
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 LET’S RECALL
1. It is the shadow puppet of Indonesia.
a. Kabuki c. Peking Opera
b. Nang d. Wayang Kulit
2. The Indonesian shadow puppet theater shows
are based on the stories of _____________.
a. Biag Ni Lam-ang
b. Nagarakretagama
c. Ramayana and Mahabharata
d. The Tale of the Heike
3. The puppeteer of Java, Indonesia is
called ____________.
a. Blencong c. Gawang
b. Dalang d. Kothak

4. The performances of shadow

puppet theaters are accompanied by
the music of ____________.
a. Gamelan c. Piano
b. Guitar d. Rondalla
5. Indonesian puppet theaters are
performed with shadows that are
cast on a ________________.
a. cotton screen and an oil lamp
b. Japanese paper and lampshade
c. Tarpaulin and spotlight
d. Transparent plastic and flashlight