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Online edition · Volume I · Wayang Kulit Purwa

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An illustrated website about Indonesian puppets

Every puppet here can be turned, brought closer, and have its arms moved with the gapit rods, as in the hands of a dalang behind the kelir. Starting with puppets in the Surakarta gagrag, every puppet in this online collection is based on photos of a real puppet, reworked with AI (artificial intelligence), and the collection grows slowly together with the collectors and sanggar who lend their puppets.

This site is continually updated and developed. If you find a mistake, we greatly appreciate your suggestions, criticism and contributions to help improve it. Please send them through the About page.

See the Collection

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Wayang kulit Cakil, the long-fanged ogreLoading the 3D puppet…
No. 4
Cakil · Bertaring, Wajah Merah
Form
Wayang kulit purwa, gagrag Surakarta
Materials
Carved and painted buffalo hide, horn rods
Collection
Koleksi Pribadi Rae Wijaya
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At a glance: 5 puppets · 4 characters · 1 owner
Wayang Kulit Purwa · Gagrag Surakarta
4 puppets
Wayang Kulit Purwa · Gagrag Yogyakarta
soon
Wayang Suket
1 puppet

OverviewNewest puppetsIkhtisar koleksi

5 puppets · 0 coming soon
  1. Puppet No. 1

    01 · Sabrangan
    Surakarta · Koleksi Pribadi Rae Wijaya

  2. Puppet No. 2

    02 · Anoman
    Surakarta · Koleksi Pribadi Rae Wijaya

  3. Puppet No. 3

    03 · Buto
    Surakarta · Koleksi Pribadi Rae Wijaya

  4. Wayang kulit Cakil, the long-fanged ogre

    04 · Cakil · Bertaring, Wajah Merah
    Surakarta · Koleksi Pribadi Rae Wijaya

  5. A wayang suket, plaited grass, character not yet identified

    99 · Character not yet identified
    Koleksi Pribadi Rae Wijaya

Head of puppet No. 5: headdress, carving and painting
Detail · Makutha dan wanda: tatahan dan sunggingan pada kepala, from puppet No. 4

Every carved hole is a path for the light of the blencong.

How to read a puppet