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Wayang golek

Types	Traditional puppet theatre
Ancestor arts	Sundanese people
Originating culture	Indonesia

Wayang puppet theatre
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
Country	Indonesia
Reference	00063
Region	Asia and the Pacific
Inscription history
Inscription	2008 (3rd session)
List	Representative
Wayang Kulit, Wayang Golek, Wayang Klithik

A dalang (puppeteer) playing Ghatotkacha character on the stage

Wayang golek (Javanese: ꦮꦪꦁꦒꦺꦴꦭꦺꦏ꧀, romanized: wayang golèk (in the ngoko register); Sundanese: ᮝᮚᮀ ᮍᮧᮜᮦᮊ᮪) is one of the traditional Sundanese puppet arts from West Java, Indonesia. In contrast to the wayang art in other areas of Java that use leather in the production of wayang, wayang golek is a wayang art made of wood. Wayang golek is very popular in West Java, especially in the Pasundan land area. Today, wayang golek has become an important part of Sundanese culture.

On November 7, 2003, UNESCO designated wayang the flat leather shadow puppet (wayang kulit), the flat wooden puppet (wayang klitik), and the three-dimensional wooden puppet (wayang golek) theatre, as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. In return for the acknowledgment, UNESCO required Indonesians to preserve the tradition.

Etymology

The term wayang golèk is the Javanese word in the ngoko register, consisting of two words wayang (ꦮꦪꦁ) and golèk (ꦒꦺꦴꦭꦺꦏ꧀). Wayang for "shadow" or "imagination" and golèk for "seek". The words equivalent in Indonesian are bayang and mencari. In modern daily Javanese and Indonesian vocabulary, wayang can refer to the puppet itself or the whole puppet theatre performance.

History

The history of the wayang golek began in the 17th century. Initially, the wayang golek art emerged and was born on the north coast of the island of Java, especially in Cirebon, the wayang used is the wayang cepak in the form of a papak or flat head. According to legend, Sunan Suci used this wayang cepak to spread Islam in the community. At that time, the wayang cepak performance still used Cirebonese in its dialogue. The wayang golek art began to develop in West Java during the expansion of the Mataram sultanate.

Wayang golek began to develop with Sundanese as a dialogue. In addition to being a medium for spreading religion, wayang golek serves to complement Thanksgiving or ruwatan events. At that time the puppet show was still without using sindhen as an accompanist. Wayang golek began using the accompaniment of sinden in the 1920s. Until now the wayang golek continues to develop as entertainment for the community, especially in Sundanese land.

In this wayang golek show, as with other wayang shows, plays and stories are played by a puppeteer. The difference is the language in the dialogue that is brought is Sundanese. The standard and the wayang golek are also the same as wayang kulit, for example in the Ramayana and Mahabharata stories. But the difference is in the character of the clown, the naming and form of the clown have their version, namely the Sundanese version.

In addition to the Ramayana and Mahabharata stories, there are also stories and carangan stories. In this wayangan story, the mastermind makes his story line which is usually taken from folklore or daily life. in the story carangan usually contains moral messages, criticism, humor and others - others. In the story, carangan is not only used to develop the story but also to measure the quality of the mastermind in making the story. In this puppet show besides being accompanied by sinden also accompanied by Sundanese gamelan such as saron, peking, celery, bonang, kenong, gong, rebab, kempul xylophone, drums, and culant drums.

In its development, wayang golek remains one of the traditional arts of the pride of the people of West Java. Proven wayang golek still colors various events such as ruwatan, thanksgiving, and other large events. In addition, some artists continue to develop it with several additional creations to make it look attractive and stay sustainable without eliminating the grip on it.

Gallery

Some Sundanese wayang golek figures
Wayang golek figure, Cepot, a Sundanese Punokawan, Indonesia
Wayang golek, Rahwana, Indonesia, 2004
Wayang golek, Indonesia, 2004
Wayang golek, Gatotkaca, Indonesia, 2015
Pair of wayang golek from Java, Indonesia on display at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, California, 2007. Left: Gatotkaca Right Karna
Wayang golek, Togog, Indonesia, before 1999

Some Wayang Golek Menak Figures
Wayang golek menak, Jayengrana, collection of Tropenmuseum, Netherlands, before 2003
Wayang golek menak, Umarmaya, collection of Tropenmuseum, Netherlands, before 2003
Wayang golek menak, Umarmadi, collection of Tropenmuseum, Netherlands, before 2003
Wayang golek menak, Jiweng, collection of Tropenmuseum, Netherlands, before 2003
Wayang golek menak, Putri Murtinjung, collection of Tropenmuseum, Netherlands, before 2003
Wayang golek menak, King Maktal (Albania), collection of Tropenmuseum, Netherlands, before 2003

References

^ Robson & Wibisono 2002, pp. 803–804.
"Wayang Golek Kesenian Tradisional Dari Jawa Barat". negerikuindonesia.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-06-29.
"Wayang Golek Cepak Warisan Tak Lekang Waktu Bagi Generasi Muda". kompas.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-07-08.
""Wayang puppet theatre", Inscribed in 2008 (3.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (originally proclaimed in 2003)". UNESCO. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^ Robson & Wibisono 2002, pp. 259.
"History and Etymology for Wayang". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
Mair, Victor H. Painting and Performance: Picture Recitation and Its Indian Genesis. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1988. p. 58.

Sources

Robson, Stuart; Wibisono, Singgih (2002). Javanese English Dictionary. Periplus Editions. ISBN 0-7946-0000-X.

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