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เธงเธฒเธฃเธชเธฒเธฃเธงเธเธด เธขเธฑ เธงเธ’เธฑ เธเธเธฃเธฃเธก เน’เน•เน–เน– (เธเธ—เธต เธตเน เน• เธเธเธเธฑ เธ—เธตเน เน’)
Just like Phathalung in Southern exclusive wayang puppets, the craftsmen in
Thailand, Yogyakarta is also known as a Gendeng claim that they inherit the tradition
center for wayang kulit making that already of wayang making that has been developed
recognized internationally. There are at least for generations from royal puppet makers
10villagesthathavebecomewayangkulit-making from previous kingdoms in Java. Because the
centers in Yogyakarta province, including initiator of the wayang making center in this
: Wiladeg in Karangmojo (Gunung Kidul); village is one of the carvers who has received
Cabean in Panggungharjo (Bantul); Gunturan education in the Kingdom of Yogyakarta.
in Srandakan (Bantul); Gendeng in Bangunjiwo The figure who became the main
(Bantul); Pocung in Wukirsari (Bantul); initiator who turned this remote village
Kalibulus in Ngemplak (Sleman); Pajangan into a famous wayang making center in
(Sleman); Banjarsari (Sleman); Tamansari in Yogyakarta, was a wayang kulit craftsman
Patangpuluhan (Yogyakarta); and Keboan in namedKiPudjoAtmosukarto.GendengVillage
Karangwuni (Kulon Progo). Over time, the has become increasingly popular among
phenomenon that occurs in these villages cultural enthusiasts after Ki Pudjo and one of
is the problem of the regeneration of his students named Sagio had the opportunity
craftsmen, this condition makes the tradition to hold exhibitions and workshops on making
of wayang making in the villages disappear shadow puppets in Japan at the Osaka
one by one. Currently, there are only two Banpaku Expo 70 Event. After Ki Pudjo
villages that can still be classified as wayang returned from Japan, then the young people
making centers in Yogyakarta, Pocung Village from Gendeng became interested in
in Wukirsari, Bantul and Gendeng Village in becoming wayang craftsmen.
Bangunjiwo, Bantul. According to information that the
These two villages have different author got from Sagio, in the early 1990s,
characteristics in the wayang making genre, there were about 100 to 150 wayang
even though they both make Yogyakarta- craftsmen who made a living from the
style of wayang puppets. Pocung has wayang making tradition in Gendeng
a wayang making industry style that leads Village. It can be concluded that the
to mass production. While the wayang reign of President Soeharto in 1970-1998
making industry in Gendeng has the oppo- was the golden age of the wayang making
site tendency. The craftsmen in Gendeng industry in Gendeng village. Gendeng Village
Village tend to be idealistic in their work, was also ratified by the government
they claim to be able to produce exclusive to become a tourist village for wayang
wayang kulit puppets. Besides producing making tradition.
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