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Welcome from Vonny & Lance to the arts and crafts of Indonesia
The Wayang has a strong tradition in the world of Java and Indonesia, representing the struggle between good and evil. The two types of plays are the Wayang Kulit and the Wayang Golek. The Wayang Kulit are two dimensional leather puppets often referred to as shadow puppets. These are more popular in the areas of Bali. The Wayang Golek are three dimensional wooden puppets and come from Java and the area of Bandung. The Wayang Golek plays usually start at dusk and run to the early morning hours. People come and go as they please. The Wayang Golek puppet master are called Dalang's. The plays are based on the Ramayana or Mahabharata stories. They usually involve Rama , Sinta , Anoman , Rahwana and Gotot Kaca. The main family of Wayang Golek are the five Pandawa brothers and their clown servants. This site contains information on each of the characters and many more lesser known Wayang Goleks. These puppets are on bases and stand from 24" to 37". Each Wayang Golek puppet can be removed from the base and both the head and arms can be moved. These Wayang Golek puppets have very finely detailed carvings on the head and body, with vivid color and detailed paintings. The Wayang Golek body is beautifully decorated in beads and Batik. Some Wayang Golek puppets have wings carved of either leather or wood and painted by hand. Each Wayang Golek puppet is individually carved by hand making each unique and a collectors item. These Wayang Golek are carved form wood and painted by the artists (Giri Harja III) who make the puppets for Asep Sunarya (puppet master) who performs worldwide. The artists use hair from cats to obtain the extremely fine details and lines. These are Indonesia and the world's finest Wayang Golek puppets. Please visit our store or click on 'Wayang' for more information on each character and puppet. Please contact Vonny at (408) 746-0480 for questions or volume pricing. You may e-mail us questions using the 'More Information' button. What's New: Please check out our new puppets that we have added to our already large selection. Keep on checking back as we will add even more in the next month. Please check out the new puppets in our store and also the new paintings. We have even added some antique and rare Imari porcelain chargers to our collection. You get great prices on what is in Stock and quick delivery. We also have Mimi Herberts' book 'Voices of the Puppet Masters' at a break even price, less than Amazon or anywhere else on the web. Thanks for your interest and support!! Vonny & Lance
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My name is Lance, my beautiful wife Vonny from Indonesia has run multiple businesses,
including trading companies and tourism to and from Europe. We've both
traveled to many places around the globe. My wife introduced me to these wonderful Wayang
Golek puppets from
Java and I fell in love with the wonderful art and skills that goes into making the
Wayang Golek puppets, as well as the Ramayana stories. Although our store specializes in Wayang
Golek puppets, we will be adding more art from Java and Indonesia as
time goes on.. We have added a new 
