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Petruk
Petruk is one of the Punakawan, a group of clown-servant figures in Javanese wayang traditions, including wayang kulit shadow theatre. He is commonly depicted with a very long nose, an elongated body, and distinctive physical proportions. In performance he provides comic interludes while also serving as a conversational figure who can comment on events and social behavior.
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Karagöz
Karagöz is the central character and namesake of a traditional Turkish shadow puppet theater that originated in the Ottoman Empire and remains a prominent folk art form. The plays are performed using two-dimensional jointed figures made of camel or cow hide, projected against a translucent screen illuminated from behind. Karagöz typically represents a rough but clever commoner who engages in comed...
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