Puppet Master (Wayang Golek)

Puppet Master (Wayang Golek)

following the real master building and playing his Indonesian puppets
Puppet Master -

Location: 

Jl. Raya Cijulang, Pangandaran, Jawa Barat, Indonesia

Duration: 

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Journey: 

Indonesia: Jakarta to Bali overland plus East Timor

Personal highlights

  1. Wayang Golek: Indonesian Puppet Theatre, mostly played in Java
  2. Building Puppets: following every movement of the master and his tools
  3. Playing the Puppets: watching the master playing his newly built puppets
  4. Ramayana: a great Romeo and Julia alternative from Indiainfo-icon, played in South East Asiainfo-icon
  5. Journey: visiting a puppet master on the way from Pangandaran to the Green Valley

Image sources

  1. Beautiful Indonesian Puppets
  2. Building new Indonesian Puppets
  3. Raw Indonesian Puppets and tools
  4. Me playing the puppet master
  5. Children watching the puppet game

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