The characters in Wayang Kulit ( Shadow puppets )

Wayang Kulit or Shadow puppets are a traditional Indonesian arts are mainly developed in Java. Puppet originated from the word 'Ma Hyang' which means toward spiritual spirit, god, or God Almighty. There was also a puppet is a term that defines the Java language which means 'shadow', this is because viewers can also watch the puppets from behind the curtain or imagining.

Many puppet characters that exist in shadow puppet art, taken from the Mahabharata and Ramayana. Here's a little review of the characters in the puppet arts skin:

Mahabharata :

Abimanyu

 

 Arjuna

Bima

Kresna

 Gatot Kaca

 Baladewa

Duryodhana

And many puppet characters from the Mahabharata that can not be mentioned one by one....

Ramayana 

Rama Wijaya

 Laksmana

Shinta

 Subali

 Sugriwa

Picture above are some of the figures in the puppet drawn from the Mahabharata and Ramayana, and of course there are many puppet characters that I did not mention one by one ..

Hopefully Helpful ..