Puppet known since prehistoric times which is about 1500 years before Christ. Indonesian society embracing animism in the form of ancestor worship spirits called or dahyang hyang, manifested in the form of statues or pictures.
Wayang is an Indonesian traditional arts are mainly developed in Java and Bali. Puppet show has been recognized by UNESCO on November 7, 2003, as the work of an amazing culture in the field of narrative story and legacy of beautiful and valuable (Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity).
There are puppet versions played by people wearing costumes, known as the puppet people, and there are puppets in the form of a set of dolls played by the puppeteer. This puppet puppeteer who played them in the form of shadow play or puppet show. The story is told in the wayang performance usually comes from the Mahabharata and the Ramayana.
Puppet show in every state has its own style and technique. Thus, Indonesia is a puppet made by indigenous people of Indonesia who has a story, style, and incredible mastermind.
Sometimes repertoire Panji stories and stories Menak (stories of Islam) is also staged.
Puppet, by the predecessors of this country contains a very deep meaning. Sunan Kalijaga and Raden Patah very instrumental in developing a puppet. The Guardian in the land of Java has been set up in such a way into three parts. First Wayang Kulit in East Java, the Wayang Wong or Wayang People in Central Java, Wayang Golek and third in West Java. Each highly bekaitan one another. Namely "Which one of Contents (Wayang Wong) and Which Skin (Wayang Kulit) should be sought (Wayang Golek)"
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