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Welcome to the World of Wayang Golek 
 

Wayang Golek

The Wayang has a strong tradition in the world of Java and Indonesia, representing the struggle between good and evil. The two types of plays are the wayang kulit and wayang golek, The Wayang Kulit are two dimensional leather puppets often referred to as shadow puppets. These are more popular in the areas of Bali.

The Wayang Golek are three dimensional wooden puppets and come from java and the area of Bandung ( West Java ). The Wayang Golek plays usually start at dusk and run to the early morning hours, people come and go as they please. The Wayang Golek puppet master are called DALANGs. The plays are based on the Ramayana or Mahabarata stories, they usually involve Rama, Shinta, Anoman, Rahwana, and Gatot Kaca the main family of Wayang Golek are the five Pandawa brothers and their clown servants. This site contains information on each of the character and many lesser known Wayang Goleks. These puppets are on bases and stand from 24 to 37 each Wayang Golek puppet  can be removed from the base and both the head and arms can be removed.

These Wayang Golek puppets have a finely detailed carvings on the head and body, with vivid color and detailed paintings. The Wayang Golek body is beautifully decorated in beads and batik, some Wayng Golek  puppets have wings carved of either leather or wood and painted by hand, each Wayang Golek puppets is individually carved by hand making each unique and a collectors item, these Wayang Golek are carved from wood and painted by the artist who make the puppets for Asep Sunarya ( puppet master ) who performs worldwide. The artist use hair from cats to obtain the extremely fine details and lines. These are Indonesia and the worlds finest Wayang Golek puppets.