WAYANG GOLEK

Traditional art puppet show

Wayang Golek or (Puppet show) is one of the typical art Sunda land. In general, the puppet show is traditionally made by the inhabitants of certain villages in West Java.
Puppet show is currently more dominant as folk art performances, which have functions that are relevant to the needs of the society, both spiritual and material needs. This way we can see from some of the activities in the community such as when there is celebration, a good celebration (party festivity) in order circumcisions, weddings and other gigs sometimes accompanied by a puppet show.

In addition, because of its authenticity puppet show is also often used as a sufenir / keepsake typical Sunda land.

 Puppet is a form of folk theater is very popular. People often connect the word "puppet" with a "shadow", as seen from a puppet show put on screen, where images appear. In West Java, in addition to shadow puppets, the most popular puppet show. With regard to the puppet show, there are two kinds of them puppet show flat (crew cut) and the puppet show existing prototypes in the Sunda region. Unless wayang wong, of all the puppets were played by a puppeteer as a leader who once sang suluk show, voicing Antawacana, set the gamelan set of songs and others.

Prices are relatively cheap puppet show, the range is determined by the precision of carving / degree of difficulty in manufacturing the raw material as well. Mang declined Iin one of the local craftsmen Rancakalong marionette puppets, Sumedang, to puppet with a detail that is not too complicated, he could finish 3-4 puppets fruit a day, while for the puppet with the detail / high quality it can take 3-4 days to complete a puppet.
In general, puppets made ​​of wood albasia marketed with a range of Rp. 15,000 / unit complete with clothing and accessories. While the puppet is better quality by using mahogany wood etc.. marketed at a price of Rp. 40 000 s / d Rp. 150,000 / unit.

As generally puppets storyline, the puppet shows are also usually have a good play-play and carangan strain derived from the Ramayana and Mahabharata with Sundanese Sundanese gamelan accompaniment (salendro), which consists of two saron, a Pekinese, a selentem, one device boning, boning rincik one device, one device kenong, a pair of gongs (kempul and goong), coupled with a set of drums (a drum and three kulanter Goon), xylophone and fiddle.
Since the 1920s, during the puppet show accompanied by sinden. Sinden popularity at that time was so high that beat the mastermind behind the popularity of the puppet show itself, especially when his time Upit Sarimanah and Titim Patimah around the 1960's.
In the puppet show, play that was performed was the play carangan usual. Only an occasional strain of the play was performed. It was as a measure of intelligence the puppeteers create a good story and interesting carangan. Some of the famous puppet puppeteer them Tarkim, RU Partasuanda, Abeng Sunarya, either Tirayana, Apek, Asep Sunandar Sunarya, Cecelia Supriadi etc..