WAYANG: traditional shadow puppets

Puppet in Indonesia is Called " Wayang "

This man's name is Mbah Merto and he has dedicated 50 years of his age into Wayang. "Wayang" or Shadow Puppets has been in Indonesia for generations. In the olden days, the elderly used Wayang to deliver messages and traditional stories to their children during Folk Parties. Different parts of Indonesia have different types of Wayang, such as wayang kulit, wayang Golek, wayang orang, wayang beber and wayang karucil. Wayang has been distinguished by how it is played and its material.