Puppet Master from Betawi

Puppet usually is well known came from East Java, Center Java, or West Java. But today, there is a person from Betawi who wants made a change. He want to build a puppet based on Betawi culture. His name is Tizar Purbaya.

Wayang golek (the puppets) were made from kayu lame (sorry, I couldn't find the similar word in English), a soft but firm material, so it makes the puppet not easy to broke. So far, he had already made some pupppet with Betawi characters, they are si Jampang, si Pitung, si Manis Jembatan Ancol.

Today, he had about 7,000 puppets for his show.

The rate for each puppets is various, it started from Rp 40,000 (US$ 4), for low quality, until Rp 300,000 (US$30) for best quality.

You can visit the gallery here:
Jalan Danau Indah Blok A-3 Nomor 40
Sunter, Jakarta Utara
Phone: 021-650 8427
Mobile: 0811 883 755