The puppets are made of buffalo hide and intricately designed, down to the most minute detail of costume and color, to help the audience distinguish between the different characters. In advance of ...

For the next couple of hours everyone is spellbound by one of Bali’s most enigmatic forms of entertainment: the wayang kulit, or shadow puppet show. For small village performances like this ...

The wayang kulit shadow puppets of Indonesia are such an important cultural and artistic legacy that UNESCO designated the tradition as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

A total of 144 artworks, including wayang kulit (shadow puppets) instruments, paintings, sculptures, and new media are now on display at the Bank Negara Malaysia Museum and Art Gallery’s (BNM MAG).