- In
Javanese wayang, the
panakawan (Javanese: ꦥꦤꦏꦮꦤ꧀) or
punakawan (ꦥꦸꦤꦏꦮꦤ꧀) are the
clown servants of the hero.
There are four of them – Semar, Petruk...
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original Indian version.
Another notable difference is the
inclusion of the
Punakawans, the
clown servants of the main
figures in the storyline.
These Semar...
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staff often carried by
jesters Master of the
Revels Mime
Pierrot Pueblo Punakawan,
comedic sidekick in
Javanese tales Scaramouche Silly Billy Skomorokh...
- identity:
Black songkok hat,
blangkon wulung or
tepen cuwiri (Langenhastra
Punakawan only),
lurik knee-length
shirt and pants,
white undershirt,
white rectangular...
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identified with
Lakshmi the
shakti of Vishnu, and
Semar and his sons the
Punakawans are
incorporated into the epic of
Mahabharata in
Javanese wayang kulit...
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identified with
Lakshmi the
shakti of Vishnu, and
Semar and his sons the
Punakawans are
incorporated into the epic of
Mahabharata in
Javanese wayang kulit...
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extended forefinger. By
tradition Semar has
three sons, the
other punakawans in the wayang: Gareng, Petruk, and
Bagong (Bagong does not
appear in Surakarta-style...
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Mahabharata are
similar to
wayang kulit purwa versions from
Central Java, some
punakawan (servants or jesters) were
rendered in
Sundanese names and characteristics...
- and
tease around. The
wayang golek artform of Cepot, Dawala, and
Gareng punakawan characters demonstrate the
Sundanese quirky side. Some
Sundanese might...
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kingdom of
Amarta is
preparing for the
wedding of
Arjuna and Srikandi. The
Punakawans—Semar, his wife Sutiragen, and
their children Gareng, Petruk, and Bagong—prepare...
