Wayang
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[[Ladawan:Wayang_Performance.jpg|thumb|'''{{Transl|jv|[[Wayang kulit]]}} performance kan sikat na Indonesian {{Lang|id|[[Dalang (puppeteer)|dalang]]}} (puppet master) [[Manteb Soedharsono]], sa istoryang "Gathutkaca Winisuda", sa [[Bentara Budaya Jakarta]], [[Indonesya|Indonesia]], kan 31 Hulyo 2010''']]
'''{{Transl|jv|Wayang}}''' (      {{Small|(in the [[Javanese language#Registers|''ngoko'' register]])}},    {{Small|(in the [[Javanese language#Registers|''krama'' register]])}} ) sarong tradisyonal na porma nin dula sa teatro nin papet na gikan sa isla nin [[Isla nin Haba|Java]] sa [[Indonesya]] . <ref name="UNESCO22">{{cite web|title="Wayang puppet theatre", Inscribed in 2008 (3.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (originally proclaimed in 2003)|url=http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?lg=en&pg=00011&RL=00063|access-date=10 October 2014|publisher=UNESCO}}</ref><ref name="britwayang22">{{cite encyclopedia|year=2012|title=Wayang: Indonesian Theatre|encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/art/wayang}}</ref><ref name="History and Etymology for Wayang32">{{Cite web|title=History and Etymology for Wayang|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wayang|access-date=22 December 2020|work=Merriam-Webster}}</ref> {{Transl|jv|Wayang}} nanonongod sa bilog na dramatikong palabas. Minsan an papet na gibo sa anit mismo inaapod na {{Transl|jv|wayang}} . <ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H1iFCwAAQBAJ|title=Routledge Handbook of Asian Theatre|last=Siyuan Liu|publisher=Routledge|year=2016|isbn=978-1-317-27886-3|pages=72–81}}</ref> An mga pasundayag kan wayang puppet theatre pig-aakompanyaran nin sarong orkestra [[Gamelan|nin Gamelan]] (sa Bali, an partikular na genre nin Gamelan para sa mga pasundayag {{Transl|jv|Wayang}} midbid bilang an {{Transl|ban|[[Gamelan gender wayang|Gendér wayang]]}} ). Sa orihinal, an mga dramatikong istorya naglaladawan kan mga katutubong kultural na sagradong relihiyosong halaga [[Javanism|kan Javanismo]], alagad sa huri, nagkapirang mga bakong katutubong mitolohiya an isinabay man gikan sa [[Hinduism in Indonesia|Hinduismo]] (arog kan mga pangyayari gikan sa mga epiko kan ''[[Ramayana]]'' asin ''[[Mahabharata]]'', na pinakaprominente sa [[Balinese Hinduism|Hinduismo kan Bali]] ), [[Islam in Indonesia|Islamismo]], siring man mga pinagkukuanan nin relihiyon [[Christianity in Indonesia|na Kristiyanismo]] . <ref name="britwayang2">{{Cite encyclopedia}}</ref> <ref name="Rubin2001p1842">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=maGU4ziPQJQC&pg=PA184|title=The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Asia/Pacific|last=Don Rubin|last2=Chua Soo Pong|last3=Ravi Chaturvedi|publisher=Taylor & Francis|year=2001|isbn=978-0-415-26087-9|pages=184–186|display-authors=etal}}</ref> <ref name="bonnefoy1623">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r4I-FsZCzJEC&pg=PA162|title=Asian Mythologies|last=Yves Bonnefoy|publisher=University of Chicago Press|year=1993|isbn=978-0-226-06456-7|page=162}}</ref> {{Transl|jv|[[Dalang (puppeteer)|Dalang]]}}, iyo an paragibo nin papet sa mga pasundayag {{Transl|jv|Wayang}}, asin tradisyonal na naggigibo kan {{Transl|jv|Wayang}} sa mga ritwal kan palabas poon sa matanga sagkod sa kaagahon (an mga tawo nagheheling kan palabas gikan sa mag-ibong na lado kan screen).  

{{Transl|jv|Wayang}} performances are still very popular among [[Indonesian people|Indonesians]], especially in the islands of Java and Bali. {{Transl|jv|Wayang}} performances are usually held at certain rituals, certain ceremonies, certain events, and even tourist attractions. In ritual contexts, puppet shows are used for prayer rituals (held in temples in Bali),<ref name="CNNIndonesia22">{{cite web|title="Dalang Ruwat, Profesi Tak Sembarangan Ki Manteb Soedharsono"|url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/hiburan/20191129153730-241-452708/dalang-ruwat-profesi-tak-sembarangan-ki-manteb-soedharsono|access-date=13 February 2021|publisher=www.cnnindonesia.com}}</ref> {{Transl|jv|ruwatan}} ritual (cleansing {{Transl|jv|Sukerto}} children from bad luck),<ref name="JawaPos22">{{cite web|date=10 October 2018|title="Sedekah Bumi dan Wayang Kulit, Cara Bersyukur Petani Atas Panennya"|url=https://www.jawapos.com/jpg-today/10/10/2018/sedekah-bumi-dan-wayang-kulit-cara-bersyukur-petani-atas-panennya/|access-date=13 February 2021|publisher=www.jawapos.com}}</ref> and {{Transl|jv|sedekah bumi}} ritual (thanksgiving to God for the abundant crops).<ref name="balihbalihan22">{{cite web|date=12 June 2020|title="Wayang Seni Ritual, Dulu Dimainkan Oleh Saman"|url=https://balihbalihan.com/2020/06/13/wayang-seni-ritual-dulu-dimainkan-oleh-saman/#:~:text=Seni%20pertunjukan%20wayang%20tidak%20hanya,selalu%20hadir%20sebagai%20pemuput%20karya.|access-date=13 February 2021|publisher=www.balihbalihan.com}}</ref> In the context of ceremonies, usually it is used to celebrate {{Transl|jv|mantenan}} (Javanese wedding ceremony) and {{Transl|jv|sunatan}} ([[Pagturi|circumcision]] ceremony). In events, it is used to celebrate Independence Day, the anniversaries of municipalities and companies, birthdays, commemorating certain days, and many more. Even in the modern era with the development of tourism activities, {{Lang|jv|wayang}} puppet shows are used as cultural tourism attractions.

{{Transl|jv|Wayang}} traditions include [[acting]], [[singing]], [[Tugtug|music]], [[drama]], [[Literatura|literature]], [[Pagpinta|painting]], [[Iskultura|sculpture]], [[carving]], and [[Symbolic system|symbolic]] arts. The traditions, which have continued to develop over more than a thousand years, are also a medium for [[Impormasyon|information]], [[preaching]], [[Edukasyon|education]], [[Pilosopiya|philosophical]] understanding, and [[Alingan|entertainment]].<ref name="Kemdikbud22">{{cite web|title="Wayang: Aset Budaya Nasional Sebagai Refleksi Kehidupan dengan Kandungan Nilai-nilai Falsafah Timur"|url=https://jendela.kemdikbud.go.id/v2/kebudayaan/detail/wayang-aset-budaya-nasional-sebagai-refleksi-kehidupan-dengan-kandungan-nilai-nilai-falsafah-timur#:~:text=Wayang%20merupakan%20salah%20satu%20puncak,antara%20banyak%20karya%20budaya%20lainnya.&text=Wayang%20terus%20berkembang%20dari%20zaman,%2C%20pemahaman%20filsafat%2C%20serta%20hiburan.|access-date=8 January 2021|publisher=Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture (Kemdikbud)}}</ref>

[[Organisasyon kan Nagkakasararong Nasyon para sa Edukasyon, Siyensya asin Kultura|UNESCO]] designated {{Transl|jv|wayang}} – an patag na anit na papet na anino ( {{Transl|jv|[[wayang kulit]]}} ), an patag na papet na kahoy na papet ( {{Lang|id|wayang klitik}} ), asin an tolong-dimensyon na kahoy na papet ( {{Lang|id|[[wayang golek]]}} ) teatro, bilang sarong [[Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity|Obra Maestra kan Oral asin Intangible Heritage of Humanity]] kan 7 Nobyembre 2003. Bilang kabayadan sa pagmidbid, hinagad kan UNESCO sa mga Indones na preserbaron an tradisyon. <ref name="UNESCO32">{{cite web|title="Wayang puppet theatre", Inscribed in 2008 (3.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (originally proclaimed in 2003)|url=http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?lg=en&pg=00011&RL=00063|access-date=10 October 2014|publisher=UNESCO}}</ref>

== Etimolohiya ==
Sa etimolohiya, {{Transl|jv|wayang}} iyo an terminong [[Tataramon na Habanes|Javanese]] -origin, na minana sa [[Suanoy na Habanes|Lumang Javanese]] {{Transl|kaw|wayaṅ}}, na literal na nangangahulugan na ' [[anino]] ',  <ref>Mair, Victor H. ''Painting and Performance: Picture Recitation and Its Indian Genesis''. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1988. p. 58.</ref> nanonongod sa enot na pormang [[Shadow puppetry|anino na papet]] . An katumbas kan tataramon sa [[Tataramon na Indones|Modernong Pamantayan na Indones]] iyo an {{Lang|id|bayang}} . Sa modernong pang-aroaldaw na bokabularyong Javanese asin Indones, {{Transl|jv|wayang}} pwedeng magtutukoy sa papet mismo o sa bilog na pasundayag sa teatro nin papet. Sa laog kan sakop kan linggwistikong Javanese partikularmente, an mga performance na ini igwa nin manlaen-laen na terminolohiya base sa pagkakaiba-iba kan lingguwistikong rehistro kan Javanese; an terminong {{Transl|jv|wayang}} ginagamit sa [[Tataramon na Habanes|''ngoko'']] (komun) na rehistro, mantang sa {{Transl|jv|krama}} (magalang) na rehistro kaini an katumbas mas midbid bilang {{Transl|jv|ringgit}} .

== Kasaysayan ==
{{multiple image|align=right|image1=Relief at Sukuh Temple, 2016-10-13 20.jpg|total_width=550|caption1=Bas-relief of [[Sukuh]] temple in [[Central Java]]|image2=COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Wajangfiguur voorstellende Lembana TMnr 15-954-35.jpg|caption2=|image3=COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Wajangpop voorstellende een raksasa TMnr 3582-97.jpg|caption3=|footer=}}{{Transl|jv|Wayang}} is the traditional puppet theatre of [[Indonesya|Indonesia]].<ref name="brandon1432">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g-tAlBV5_LkC|title=Theatre in Southeast Asia|last=James R. Brandon|publisher=Harvard University Press|year=2009|isbn=978-0-674-02874-6|pages=143–145, 352–353}}</ref> It is an ancient form of storytelling known for its elaborate puppets and complex musical styles.<ref name="UNESCO42">{{cite web|title="Wayang puppet theatre", Inscribed in 2008 (3.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (originally proclaimed in 2003)|url=http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?lg=en&pg=00011&RL=00063|access-date=10 October 2014|publisher=UNESCO}}</ref> The earliest evidence of {{Transl|jv|wayang}} comes from medieval-era texts and archeological sites dating from late 1st millennium CE. There are four theories concerning where {{Transl|jv|wayang}} originated (indigenous to Java; Java–India; India; and China), but of these, two are more favored: [[Isla nin Haba|Java]] and [[Indya|India]].

Ano man an ginikanan kaini, sabi ni Brandon, {{Transl|jv|wayang}} nagtalubo asin nagin sarong pangyayari sa Javanese. Mayo nin tunay na kontemporanyong artwork nin anino nin papet sa Tsina o India na igwa nin pagkasopistikado, rarom, asin pagkamapagmukna na ipinapahayag sa {{Transl|jv|wayang}} sa Java, Indonesya. <ref name="brandon424">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g-tAlBV5_LkC|title=Theatre in Southeast Asia|last=James R. Brandon|publisher=Harvard University Press|year=2009|isbn=978-0-674-02874-6|pages=42–44, 65, 92–94, 278}}</ref>

== Mga Istorya ==
{{Transl|jv|Wayang}} characters are derived from several groups of stories and settings. The most popular and the most ancient is {{Transl|jv|wayang purwa}}, whose story and characters were derived from the Indian Hindu epics the ''Ramayana'' and ''Mahabharata'', set in the ancient kingdoms of Hastinapura, Ayodhya, and Alengkapura (Lanka). Another group of characters is derived from the [[Panji tales|Panji cycle]], natively developed in Java during the [[Kahadean kan Kediri|Kediri Kingdom]]; these stories are set in the twin Javanese kingdoms of [[Janggala]] and Panjalu (Kediri).

=== ''Wayang purwa'' ===
{{Transl|jv|Wayang purwa}} refer to {{Transl|jv|wayang}} that are based on the Hindu epics the ''Ramayana'' and ''Mahabharata''. They are usually performed as {{Transl|jv|wayang kulit}}, {{Lang|id|wayang golek}}, and {{Transl|jv|wayang wong}} dance dramas.<ref>[[Inna Solomonik]]. "Wayang Purwa Puppets: The Language of the Silhouette", ''Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde'', 136 (1980), no: 4, Leiden, pp. 482–497.</ref>

== Museo nin Wayang ==
An [[Wayang Museum]] namumugtak sa lugar nin mga turista kan [[Kota Tua Jakarta]] (gurang na syudad) sa Jalan Pintu Besar Utara No.27, Jakarta 11110, Indonesya. An Wayang Museum kataid kan Jakarta Historical Museum. <ref name="Museum Wayang2">{{cite web|title="Museum Wayang Jakarta"|url=https://www.museumjakarta.com/museum-wayang-jakarta/|publisher=Museum Jakarta|access-date=20 January 2021|archive-date=21 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121070643/https://www.museumjakarta.com/museum-wayang-jakarta/|dead-url=yes}}</ref>

An museong ini igwa nin manlaen-laen na klase nin mga koleksyon {{Transl|jv|wayang}} na Indones arog kan {{Transl|jv|wayang kulit}}, {{Lang|id|wayang golek}}, {{Lang|id|wayang klitik}}, {{Lang|id|wayang suket}}, {{Lang|id|wayang beber}}, asin saro pang Indonesian {{Transl|jv|wayang}} . <sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">&#x5B; ''[[Wikipedia:Please clarify|<span title="which one? (March 2022)">kaipuhan an paglilinaw</span>]]'' &#x5D;</sup> Igwa man nin koleksyon nin mga maskara ( {{Lang|id|[[topeng]]}} ), [[gamelan]], asin mga pinturang {{Transl|jv|wayang}} . An mga koleksyon bako sanang hale sa Indonesya, kundi igwa nin kadakol na koleksyon nin mga papet hale sa manlaen-laen na nasyon arog kan [[Malasya|Malaysia]], [[Tailandya|Thailand]], [[Kambodya|Cambodia]], [[Surinam|Suriname]], [[Tsina]], [[Bietnam|Vietnam]], [[Pransya]], [[Indya|India]], [[Turkiya|Turkey]], asin kadakol pang ibang nasyon.

== Galeriya ==
<gallery mode="packed" widths="180" heights="180" perrow="5" caption="Wayang Puppet Theater">
File:Wayang_Painting_of_Bharatayudha_Battle.jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wayang_Painting_of_Bharatayudha_Battle.jpg| <small>glass painting depiction of Bharatayudha battle.</small>
File:Gong_Chimes_and_percussion,_Musical_Instrument_Museum,_Phoenix,_Arizona.jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gong_Chimes_and_percussion,_Musical_Instrument_Museum,_Phoenix,_Arizona.jpg|<small>A  set and a [[:en:Gamelan|gamelan]] ensemble collection, Indonesia section at the [[:en:Musical_Instrument_Museum_(Phoenix)|Musical Instrument Museum]], [[:en:Phoenix,_Arizona|Phoenix]], [[:en:Arizona|Arizona]], [[:en:United_States|United States]].</small>
File:SANG_DALANG.jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SANG_DALANG.jpg|<small>A  show in [[:en:Java_island|Java]], Indonesia, presenting a  puppet.</small>
File:Dalang.jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dalang.jpg|<small>{{lang|id|Wayang golek}} (3D wooden puppet), [[:en:Gatot_Kaca|Gatot Kaca]], [[:en:Indonesia|Indonesia]] in 2017.</small>
File:Wayang_Golek_Sunda_PRJ_1.jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wayang_Golek_Sunda_PRJ_1.jpg|<small>[[:en:Sundanese_people|Sundanese]] {{lang|id|wayang golek}} (3D wooden puppet), [[:en:Indonesia|Indonesia]].</small>
File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Een_wajang_kelitik_voorstelling_met_gamelanorkest_in_Ngandong_TMnr_60023519.jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Een_wajang_kelitik_voorstelling_met_gamelanorkest_in_Ngandong_TMnr_60023519.jpg|<small>A {{lang|id|wayang klitik}} (flat wooden puppet) performance with a gamelan orchestra in [[:en:Ngandong|Ngandong]], [[:en:Java|Java]], in 1918.</small>
File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Een_gamelanorkest_begeleidt_het_schaduwpoppenspel_Wajang_koelit._TMnr_60003354.jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Een_gamelanorkest_begeleidt_het_schaduwpoppenspel_Wajang_koelit._TMnr_60003354.jpg| <small>(shadow puppet show) accompanied by a [[:en:Gamelan|gamelan]] ensemble in [[:en:Java|Java]], {{circa|1870}}.</small>
File:Wayang_(shadow_puppets)_from_central_Java,_a_scene_from_'Irawan's_Wedding'.jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wayang_(shadow_puppets)_from_central_Java,_a_scene_from_'Irawan's_Wedding'.jpg| <small>(shadow puppets) from central Java, a scene from ''[[:en:Iravan|Irawan]]'s Wedding'', mid-20th century, University of Hawaii Dept. of Theater and Dance.</small>
File:Wayang_Beber_Opened.jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wayang_Beber_Opened.jpg|<small>{{lang|id|Wayang beber}} depiction of a battle.</small>
File:Wayangan_(259).jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wayangan_(259).jpg| <small>and {{lang|id|wayang golek dalang}} (puppeteer), Ki Entus Susmono.</small>
File:Sisi_Lain_Seorang_Dalang.jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sisi_Lain_Seorang_Dalang.jpg|<small>{{lang|id|Wayang golek}} performance in [[:en:Yogyakarta|Yogyakarta]].</small>
File:Wayang_show.jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wayang_show.jpg| <small>(leather shadow puppet) performance.</small>
File:Wayang_Kulit;_Kayonan_(tree_of_life),_Arjuna_and_Sumbadra_from_Java.JPG|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wayang_Kulit;_Kayonan_(tree_of_life),_Arjuna_and_Sumbadra_from_Java.JPG|<small>Kayon ([[:en:Gunungan_(wayang)|Gunungan]]).</small>
File:Costume_dolls_of_Makassar_couple.jpg|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Costume_dolls_of_Makassar_couple.jpg|alt=Wayang makassar|{{lang|jv|Wayang makassar}}
</gallery>

== Toltolan ==
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thumb| performance kan sikat na Indonesian  (puppet master) Manteb Soedharsono, sa istoryang "Gathutkaca Winisuda", sa Bentara Budaya Jakarta, Indonesia, kan 31 Hulyo 2010
 (      ,     ) sarong tradisyonal na porma nin dula sa teatro nin papet na gikan sa isla nin Java sa Indonesya .   nanonongod sa bilog na dramatikong palabas. Minsan an papet na gibo sa anit mismo inaapod na  .  An mga pasundayag kan wayang puppet theatre pig-aakompanyaran nin sarong orkestra nin Gamelan (sa Bali, an partikular na genre nin Gamelan para sa mga pasundayag  midbid bilang an  ). Sa orihinal, an mga dramatikong istorya naglaladawan kan mga katutubong kultural na sagradong relihiyosong halaga kan Javanismo, alagad sa huri, nagkapirang mga bakong katutubong mitolohiya an isinabay man gikan sa Hinduismo (arog kan mga pangyayari gikan sa mga epiko kan Ramayana asin Mahabharata, na pinakaprominente sa Hinduismo kan Bali ), Islamismo, siring man mga pinagkukuanan nin relihiyon na Kristiyanismo .    , iyo an paragibo nin papet sa mga pasundayag , asin tradisyonal na naggigibo kan  sa mga ritwal kan palabas poon sa matanga sagkod sa kaagahon (an mga tawo nagheheling kan palabas gikan sa mag-ibong na lado kan screen).  

 performances are still very popular among Indonesians, especially in the islands of Java and Bali.  performances are usually held at certain rituals, certain ceremonies, certain events, and even tourist attractions. In ritual contexts, puppet shows are used for prayer rituals (held in temples in Bali),  ritual (cleansing  children from bad luck), and  ritual (thanksgiving to God for the abundant crops). In the context of ceremonies, usually it is used to celebrate  (Javanese wedding ceremony) and  (circumcision ceremony). In events, it is used to celebrate Independence Day, the anniversaries of municipalities and companies, birthdays, commemorating certain days, and many more. Even in the modern era with the development of tourism activities,  puppet shows are used as cultural tourism attractions.

 traditions include acting, singing, music, drama, literature, painting, sculpture, carving, and symbolic arts. The traditions, which have continued to develop over more than a thousand years, are also a medium for information, preaching, education, philosophical understanding, and entertainment.

UNESCO designated  – an patag na anit na papet na anino (  ), an patag na papet na kahoy na papet (  ), asin an tolong-dimensyon na kahoy na papet (  ) teatro, bilang sarong Obra Maestra kan Oral asin Intangible Heritage of Humanity kan 7 Nobyembre 2003. Bilang kabayadan sa pagmidbid, hinagad kan UNESCO sa mga Indones na preserbaron an tradisyon. 

 Etimolohiya 
Sa etimolohiya,  iyo an terminong Javanese -origin, na minana sa Lumang Javanese , na literal na nangangahulugan na ' anino ',  Mair, Victor H. Painting and Performance: Picture Recitation and Its Indian Genesis. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1988. p. 58. nanonongod sa enot na pormang anino na papet . An katumbas kan tataramon sa Modernong Pamantayan na Indones iyo an  . Sa modernong pang-aroaldaw na bokabularyong Javanese asin Indones,  pwedeng magtutukoy sa papet mismo o sa bilog na pasundayag sa teatro nin papet. Sa laog kan sakop kan linggwistikong Javanese partikularmente, an mga performance na ini igwa nin manlaen-laen na terminolohiya base sa pagkakaiba-iba kan lingguwistikong rehistro kan Javanese; an terminong  ginagamit sa ngoko (komun) na rehistro, mantang sa  (magalang) na rehistro kaini an katumbas mas midbid bilang  .

 Kasaysayan 
 is the traditional puppet theatre of Indonesia. It is an ancient form of storytelling known for its elaborate puppets and complex musical styles. The earliest evidence of  comes from medieval-era texts and archeological sites dating from late 1st millennium CE. There are four theories concerning where  originated (indigenous to Java; Java–India; India; and China), but of these, two are more favored: Java and India.

Ano man an ginikanan kaini, sabi ni Brandon,  nagtalubo asin nagin sarong pangyayari sa Javanese. Mayo nin tunay na kontemporanyong artwork nin anino nin papet sa Tsina o India na igwa nin pagkasopistikado, rarom, asin pagkamapagmukna na ipinapahayag sa  sa Java, Indonesya. 

 Mga Istorya 
 characters are derived from several groups of stories and settings. The most popular and the most ancient is , whose story and characters were derived from the Indian Hindu epics the Ramayana and Mahabharata, set in the ancient kingdoms of Hastinapura, Ayodhya, and Alengkapura (Lanka). Another group of characters is derived from the Panji cycle, natively developed in Java during the Kediri Kingdom; these stories are set in the twin Javanese kingdoms of Janggala and Panjalu (Kediri).

 Wayang purwa 
 refer to  that are based on the Hindu epics the Ramayana and Mahabharata. They are usually performed as , , and  dance dramas.Inna Solomonik. "Wayang Purwa Puppets: The Language of the Silhouette", Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, 136 (1980), no: 4, Leiden, pp. 482–497.

 Museo nin Wayang 
An Wayang Museum namumugtak sa lugar nin mga turista kan Kota Tua Jakarta (gurang na syudad) sa Jalan Pintu Besar Utara No.27, Jakarta 11110, Indonesya. An Wayang Museum kataid kan Jakarta Historical Museum. 

An museong ini igwa nin manlaen-laen na klase nin mga koleksyon  na Indones arog kan , , , , , asin saro pang Indonesian  . [ kaipuhan an paglilinaw ] Igwa man nin koleksyon nin mga maskara (  ), gamelan, asin mga pinturang  . An mga koleksyon bako sanang hale sa Indonesya, kundi igwa nin kadakol na koleksyon nin mga papet hale sa manlaen-laen na nasyon arog kan Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Suriname, Tsina, Vietnam, Pransya, India, Turkey, asin kadakol pang ibang nasyon.

 Galeriya 

 Toltolan