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.
According to Suwit, shadow puppets are created based on history while representing the triumph of the Kingdom of Majapahit Ramayana and Mahabharata. Based on the historical value is very high, Suwit want to preserve the culture of wayang kulit, which now increasingly prominent disappearing.
Suwit continue the business of making shadow puppets on their work home. The old man, despite orders that come down.
The whole process of making leather puppets of his own. If you receive many requests, then Suwit be assisted by two friends to make shadow puppets.
The process of making this puppet puppet starts from design patterns in cowhide or goat that was selected. After drawing the pattern continued with the process completed penatahan. Then, an image that has been tertatah continued with the process of painting and drying.
Within a day, can produce an average Suwit doll fruit leather, with prices up to Rp100.000 Rp200.000, depending on the type and size puppets. Meanwhile, make shadow puppets with wall hangings once a meter size, it takes about a week, with prices reaching Rp650.000.
"Before booking predominantly limited to the purposes of performance, but residents now really interested in decorating the walls. This is because of the uniqueness and beauty of the leather puppets of various types and sizes that offer," he said.
Although his work has been widely known in various fields such as Jakarta, Surabaya, Madiun, Ngawi, and the surrounding areas, Suwit still difficult to commercialize his work. In addition, he is also having difficulty in obtaining raw leather, especially leather cow.
Suwit admitted to the basic ingredients of cow skin of the animal, he was forced to bring in the area of Klaten, Central Java, while raw materials were imported from the goat skin of Ngawi, Magetan, and surrounding areas.
In the midst of declining orders, he was determined to make shadow puppets not only to earn an income, but the preservation of cultural heritage, thus hoping to get support from all parties, both local government and citizens.
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