Shadow Puppet

From several sources puppet can be defined as follows:

    According to the dictionary of Indonesian wayang puppet imitation man is made of leather or wood carvings and so on, which can be used for playing the character on a traditional drama (Balinese, Javanese, Sundanese, etc.), usually played by someone who called the mastermind (Pusat Bahasa , 2008).
    Puppet theater is one of the oldest traditional. In the reign of King Balitung, has no hint of puppet show, which is contained in the inscription Balitung the year 907 AD, which proclaims that it has been known at the puppet show (Supriyo, 2008).From some of the above description it can be concluded that the puppet is a doll made of leather or wood carvings are used to portray characters in traditional performances and is one of the oldest traditional theater, puppet is usually played by a puppeteer. Puppet has a variety of many types, one of a kind that is the puppet prototype / leather. Purwa / shadow puppets are staging puppet shows are sourced story in the book of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Opinion of the experts, the term prototype is derived from the word meaning parwa part of the story of Ramayana or Mahabharata. In Javanese society, especially the old people said the prototype is often defined too early means a bygone era. In accordance with these terms, then it is also interpreted as a prototype puppet puppet that presents the stories of old (Supriyo, 2008).Shadow puppets have experienced the heyday of the past, even in the spread of Islam in Java, the trustee uses the story and puppet show which has been inserted by the teachings and principles of Islam as a medium for the spread of Islam, this can be realized because puppet stories have stories that portray the human life that teaches us to live life on the right path, which in this case the religion of Islam teaches the same thing so easy for the trustees to incorporate the teachings of Islam into the story of wayang (Winoto, 2006). The method proved quite successful, because in those days, puppet show is a means of entertainment for people who can embrace the wider community. In the development of skin puppet has much decreased in demand's. The decline of this specialization may be caused by ignorance of the community will the storyline and character figures who play a role in the puppet story. The lack of knowledge of these things that make most people feel reluctant and lazy to see the puppet show. Though the character of every character in every wayang performance is very good to be alive guidance for the community, some well-known figure in the story is the puppet Kurawa and Pandawa. Pandawa are the main characters are always treated worse than the evil Kurawa, but at the end of the story Pandawa can won the battle and took over the empire which they are entitled to.