Also wayang beber, an earlier, related form where the storyteller unrolled a scroll of painted scenes. Wayang golek rod puppet from Java dressed in a silk jacket with beaded epaulets and gold braid. Dorsono, a wayang kulit shadow puppet from Java. Baron landong are large comic puppets worn by humans. They are temple puppets and only appear occasionally.
Shadow puppets perform Islamic stories.
Large Si Galegale articulated puppets dance as substitute mourners at funerals of childless Toba Batak people. The puppet master, the dalang, manipulates his set of 100 to 500 shadow puppets, or 65 to 70 rod puppets, during a performance that often lasts all night. Wayang klitik puppet from Java. Dealers and Galleries Wholesale Information for Dealers Collecting New Guinea art in the field since 1965. All rights reserved.