[{"id":447312560447,"handle":"wayang-puppets","updated_at":"2024-05-08T15:05:53-07:00","published_at":"2023-05-11T12:45:14-07:00","sort_order":"best-selling","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"web","title":"Wayang Golek Puppets","body_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThese vintage Wayang Golek puppets were used in traditional Wayang Golek performances in Java, Indonesia. The repertoire of Wayang Golek puppet theater includes the Ramayana and the Mahabharata Hindu epic tales, as well as Islamic and indigenous folk tales. These colorful performances by dalang, or puppet masters, are accompanied by song and the Gamelan orchestra, and are part of the rich cultural heritage of Indonesia. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","image":{"created_at":"2023-08-22T09:41:02-07:00","alt":"Standing Wayang Golek Puppet","width":1500,"height":2000,"src":"\/\/tikaimports.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/DSCN0015_SUBCAT_248x186_db52a625-88d1-4997-a647-7c279824f184.jpg?v=1695940684"}}]
This vintage puppet was used in traditional Wayang Golek theater performances in Java, Indonesia. Cepot is a favorite of the Wayang Golek characters in Sundanese puppetry and does not exist in the original Mahabharata or Ramayana. Cepot is a panakawan or clown character and his act has many slapstick jokes.
