Traditional Puppet : Wayang

Wayang is a traditional Indonesian entertainment with puppets played by "dalang" and most of each provinces have the special puppet which is can be determine the different puppet from another province. The most famous Wayang is from Java and we called it Punakawan, why? Punakawan is a distinctive character in the Indonesian wayang. They symbolize the most. The characters indicate the variety of roles, such as the knights advisers, entertainers, social critics, clowns and even the source of truth and wisdom. In Javanese wayang, the punakawan characters consist of Semar, Gareng, Bagong, and Petruk. In Balinese wayang in the other hand, the character consist of Malen and Merdah (the maids of Pandawa) and Delem and Sangut (the maids of Kurawa).