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One of my favourite places, and with free wifi. The stained glass picture is another Kitengela Glass piece.
Wayang kulit, or shadow puppets, are without a doubt the best known of the Indonesian wayang. Kulit means skin, and refers to the leather construction of the puppets that are carefully chiselled with very fine tools and supported with carefully shaped buffalo horn handles and control rods. The stories are usually drawn from the Hindu epics the Ramayana, the Mahabharata or from the Serat Menak, (a story about the heroism of Amir Hamza).
There is a family of characters in Javanese wayang called Punakawan; they are sometimes referred to as "clown-servants" because they normally are associated with the story's hero, and provide humorous and philosophical interludes. Semar is the father of Gareng (oldest son), Petruk, and Bagong (youngest son). These characters did not originate in the Hindu epics, but were added later.[6] They provide something akin to a political cabaret, dealing with gossip and contemporary affairs.
The puppet figures themselves vary from place to place. In Central Java the city of Surakarta (Solo) and city of Yogyakarta are most famous and the most commonly imitated style of puppets. Regional styles of shadow puppets can also be found in Temanggung, West Java, Banyumas, Cirebon, Semarang, and East Java. Bali produces more compact and naturalistic figures, and Lombok has figures representing real people. Often modern-world objects as bicycles, automobiles, airplanes and ships will be added for comic effect, but for the most part the traditional puppet designs have changed little in the last 300 years.
Historically, the performance consisted of shadows cast on a cotton screen and an oil lamp. Today, the source of light used in wayang performance in Java is most often a halogen electric light. Some modern forms of wayang such as Wayang Sandosa created in the Art Academy at Surakarta (STSI) has employed spotlights, colored lights and other innovations.
The handwork involved in making a wayang kulit figure that is suitable for a performance takes several weeks, with the artists working together in groups. They start from master models (typically on paper) which are traced out onto skin or parchment, providing the figures with an outline and with indications of any holes that will need to be cut (such as for the mouth or eyes). The figures are then smoothed, usually with a glass bottle, and primed. The structure is inspected and eventually the details are worked through. A further smoothing follows before individual painting, which is undertaken by yet another craftsman. Finally, the movable parts (upper arms, lower arms with hands and the associated sticks for manipulation) mounted on the body, which has a central staff by which it is held. A crew makes up to ten figures at a time, typically completing that number over the course of a week. However, unfortunately there is not strong continuing demand for the top skills of wayang craftspersons and the relatively few experts still skilled at the art sometimes find it difficult to earn a satisfactory income.
The painting of less expensive puppets is handled expediently with a spray technique, using templates, and with a different person handling each color. Less expensive puppets, often sold to children during performances, are sometimes made on cardboard instead of leather.
19 Jul 2005 Semboro Borsig 0-4-4-0T's 30 & 31 (1908) 700mm gauge stored in the shed. I believe these have now been scrapped.
Sun Learning Connection - [Sun – Java Technology | J2EE Technology | Developing Applications for the J2EE(TM) Platform - J2EE and the Component Model (WJ-3101A) [21/3/2008]
9 Jul 2005 JSS Sharp Stewart 2-4-0 B.5004 (1880 Manchester) 3ft 6in gauge. These engines ran into the late 1970's and early 1980's
Taman Mini Railway Museum, Jakarta, Java, Indonesia.
This is an early pic of my East Java series. This is the pic resulted from my tour of the rural part of East Java, Indonesia, precisely in the small district of Paiton, some 200 kms from Surabaya. Came across this farm hand and l believe, that l managed to captured the hard life that he was in.
l knew that the motorbike was wrongly compose inside the frame and cropping won't do much help, nevertheless, if l will be asked to select Top 3 among my pictures, this is one of it.
Panasonic Lumix FZ5
We drove across the island of Java from Semarang to Borobudur, and back. We were on a 50-seater coach, and had a police escort all the way, forcing through the heavy traffic. A glimpse at what it must be like to be a VIP!
The trail to the crater starts at Paltuding ( 1850m ) : walking at regular pace is a 2 hour walk up to 2250 m
Name: Java sparrow
Scientific: Lonchura oryzivora
Malay: Ciak Jawa
Family: Estrildidae
IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2018): Endangered
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We drove across the island of Java from Semarang to Borobudur, and back. We were on a 50-seater coach, and had a police escort all the way, forcing through the heavy traffic. A glimpse at what it must be like to be a VIP!
13 Jul 2005 Henschel 4-6-4T C2821 (1921) 3ft 6in gauge plinthed at Ambarawa.
Ambarawa Railway Museum, Semerang Regency, Central Java.
We drove across the island of Java from Semarang to Borobudur, and back. We were on a 50-seater coach, and had a police escort all the way, forcing through the heavy traffic. A glimpse at what it must be like to be a VIP!
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