about Punokawan!
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They are character of Wayang puppet that constructed in process of
acculturation that influenced majorly by Javanese. Each of those character are
have various behavior which symbolyzed by each design and as an idea,
principal, or ways of life that sould be inspired traditional people in
Javanese especially.
Characreistic[1]:
- Semar character that has white
crest hair represents a story behind the calm attitude of genius, mental
sharpness, rich life experience and knowledge. Also simple, quiet, humble,
sincere, not hypocritical, it's never too sad and never laughed so
merrily. His mental state is very mature, calm water like a sweep.
- Gareng’s prominent features are
physical disabilities. His squinted eyes is a sense of awareness,
throbbing hands as a sense of thoroughness and limped legs is a sense of
prudence.
- Petruk is a symbol of the will,
desire, intention described in his hands. hia hand that pointing forward,
choose what does he want, hand grasped behind what has been gotten and
kept it.
- Bagong with his two hands five
fingers widely opened, meaning that he is always willing to work hard.
"The adjustment of this philosophy concept also talks about the
Javanese’s view of philosophy toward the position of gods in Javanese puppets
world. Gods in Javanese puppets world are no longer a figure that free from
mistakes, but as the same as other creatures of god, which sometimes can do
mistakes. The existence of Punakawan (four figures in Javanese puppet consist
of Semar, Gareng,Petruk, Bagong) in Javanese puppet intendedly created by
Indonesia’s culture experts (especially Javanese’s culture experts) to
strengthen the concept of philosophy that in this world, none of creatures that
purely good, or purely evil. Every creature contains good and evil side[2].
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