Suwit a man who came from Ngawi (Indonesia) to make shadow puppets to survive, and preserve cultural heritage ....

Puppet Crafts based on animal skins of cows and goats in the village of Dumplengan, Pitu District Ngawi regency, East Java, still survive, but interest in these traditional arts community to decrease.

However, people declining interest, especially the younger generation against the art of traditional dolls, do not lose the spirit of one of his puppet craftsmen, Suwit, Dumplengan villagers to continue to produce this play of shadows.

"I continue this work has been since the 1980s. And even now is still running, although the order was not as busy as before," said Suwit, Monday.

Wayang Kulit Puppeteers

Wayang Kulit puppeteers who reached the top of glory and a legend among other things:

1. The late Ki Narto Sabdo (Semarang)
2. The late Ki Surono (Banjarnegara)
3. Ki Timbul Hadi Prayitno
4. The late Ki Hadi Sugito (Kulonprogo, Jogjakarta)
5. Ki Anom Suroto
6. Ki Manteb Sudarsono
7. Ki Enthus Susmono
8. Ki Agus Wiranto

Puppet People List Part 4 - Clown-servants

Clown-servants are loyal aides and caregivers Pandavas. In the shadow puppets, clown-servants are most often appear in goro-goro, namely round pertujukan which often contain a joke or discourse.

Here are the names of the Puppet People List Part 4 - Clown-servants in several versions:

Puppet People List Part 3-Mahabharata

This article displays the name of the characters that appear in the epic Ramayana and Mahabharata are often performed in a puppet show.

Mahabharata characters in Javanese wayang culture is taken and adapted from Hindu mythology in India.

Here are the names of the Puppet People List Part 3-Mahabharata:

Puppet People List Part 2-Ramayana

This article displays the name of the characters that appear in the epic Ramayana and Mahabharata are often performed in a puppet show.

Ramayana characters in Javanese wayang culture is taken and adapted from Hindu mythology in India.

Here are the names of Puppet People List Part 2-Ramayana:

Puppet People List Part 1-Deities Puppet

This article displays the name of the characters that appear in the epic Ramayana and Mahabharata are often performed in a puppet show.

Deities in the world of wayang is a god-goddess who appears in the mythology of Hinduism in India, and adapted in Javanese culture.

Here are the names of Puppet People List Part 1-Deities Puppet:

Making Puppets

Shadow puppets made of buffalo leather that is processed into sheets of skin, one puppet requires approximately size 50 x 30 cm sheet of skin which is then carved with the equipment used is made of iron spired good quality steel. Steel is made in advance in various shapes and sizes, there is a sharp, flat, small, large and other forms each having different functions. But basically, to set or create different shapes that deliberately carving holes through holes. Next step is the installation of body parts like hands, there are two connections on the hands, upper arms and elbows, how to dial with a small screw made of buffalo or cow horn. Stalk whose function is to move the arm that black colored material is also made from buffalo horn and generally golden color using color paper gold leaf that is affixed or can be by dibron, painted with a powder that melted. The puppets used prada, the result is much better, the color can last longer than the Bron.