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Semar
Semar is a central figure in Javanese wayang kulit (shadow puppet theatre) and related performance traditions, functioning as a punakawan—a divine yet physically unrefined servant-clown to the Pandava brothers of the Mahabharata. Despite his coarse appearance and comedic role, Semar is understood as possessing divine wisdom and spiritual authority greater than the noble heroes he serves, and he ap...
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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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