Wayang (Krama Javanese: Ringgit ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀, "Shadow"), also known as Wajang, is a form of puppet theatre art found in Indonesia and other parts of Southeast Asia, wherein a dramatic story is told through shadows thrown by puppets and sometimes combined with human characters.
The art form celebrates the Indonesian culture and artistic talent; its
origins are traced to the spread of Hinduism in the medieval era and
the arrival of leather-based puppet...
