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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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Spejbl
Spejbl is a Czech marionette created by puppeteer Josef Skupa in 1920. Usually portrayed in a plaid jacket and wooden clogs, he is the anxious, self-important, and frequently confused father of the more inquisitive Hurvínek. Their comic exchanges explore family life, generational misunderstandings, and everyday social questions, and the pair became central figures of the Prague-based Spejbl and Hu...
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