Indonesian Puppet - Wayang Golek - King Ravana

Marioneta Indonesia - Wayang Golek

- The wayang is a Javanese word for particular kinds of theatre. Performances of shadow puppet theatre are accompanied by a gamelan orchestra in Java, and by gender wayang in Bali.
- The Wayang golek are wooden doll puppets that are operated from below by rods connected to the hands and a central control rod that runs through the body to the head.
The simple construction of the puppets belies their versatility, expressiveness and aptitude for imitating human dance.
- This is an antic puppets, not a reproduction.