Javanese mythologyWayang golek are wooden doll puppets that are operated from below by rods connected to the hands and a central control rod that runs through the body to the head.
My main topic is Semar, because semar is one of my favorite character in wayang. Semar is a character in Javanese mythology who frequently appears in Wayang shadow plays. He is one of the punakawan (clowns), but is in fact divine and very wise. He is the dhanyang (guardian spirit) of Java,and is regarded by some as the most sacred figure of the kotak (wayang set).He is said to be the god Sang Hyang Ismaya in human form.
semar appears with a flat nose, a protruding lower jaw, a tired eye, and bulging rear, belly, and chest. He wears a checkered hipcloth, symbolizing sacredness
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