Height 64.5 cm, width 25.5 cm
Order Number: SPC85B

Background: Arjuna’s son and heir, he was a hero on the Pendawa side in the last war. He killed Suyadono’s only son and heir, Raden Lesmana Mandro Kumoro on the third day of the last war, but was then pierced with arrows and clubbed to death by Raden Djadadrata.

Semar told Arjuna, who was distraught, and egged on by Kresna, vowed to kill Djadadrata before sundown or throw himself on his son’s funeral pyre. Sangkuni advised Djadadrata to hide.

Arjuna could not find him. As the sun went down, Kresna used his magic weapon, the Cakra, to hide the sun, hereupon Djadadrata emerged and will killed by Arjuna’s arrow.

The name of the puppet maker, Subroto, is signed on the puppet. Also written on the puppet is Nakula, but this is thought to be incorrect.

The post Abimanyu appeared first on Murni's in Bali.

Height 59 cm, width 16 cm
Order Number: SPC1

Background: He was the common grandfather of the Pandawa and Kurawa. He was the King of Ngastina and ruled the great kingdom in justice, peace and prosperity. His three sons were afflicted. Drestarata, the first, was blind. Pandu, the second, was an albino. Widura, the third, was lame.

Abyoso abdicated in middle age to devote himself to meditation. He named Pandu as his successor on the understanding the throne would revert to Drestarata’s line. Many thought Pandu was entitled to name his own successor. This was the origin of the dispute between Drestarata’s sons (the Kurawa) and Pandu’s sons (the Pandawa), which was settled by the last war. After the last war, he performed the purification rites.

The post Abyoso appeared first on Murni's in Bali.

Height 52.5 cm, width 19 cm
Order Number: SPC2

The post Amborowati appeared first on Murni's in Bali.

Height 63.5 cm, width 25 cm
Order Number: SPC3

The post Anggeni appeared first on Murni's in Bali.

Height 81 cm, width 34.5 cm
Order Number: SPC121

The post Anggodo appeared first on Murni's in Bali.

Height 66 cm, width 23 cm
Order Number: SPC4

The post Anilo appeared first on Murni's in Bali.

Height 76 cm, width 30.5 cm
Order Number: SPC88

The post Antoseno 2 appeared first on Murni's in Bali.

Height 68 cm, width 24 cm
Order Number: SPC5

Background: Arjuna was the third of 5 princely Pandawa brothers. His mission was to fight evil and uphold virtue. He is a hero in battle, fearless but refined, attractive to women, and capable of great asceticism. He had many wives and lovers, including Suyadono’s wife, Banowati. 

He married Dewi Srikandi. His other wife was Dewi Sumbadra, who was his first cousin and sister of Kresna.

The post Arjuna 1 appeared first on Murni's in Bali.

Height 69 cm, width 26.5 cm
Order Number: SPC6

Background: In a complete wayang collection there are several versions of Arjuna, who is one of the most important characters in the Mahabarata, to represent his different moods (wondo).

These include wondo mangu (in doubt), wondo kanjut (carried away by the charms of a princess), wondo malatsih (attractive to others), wondo kimanti (mature) and wondo jangleng (calm and sure of himself).

The post Arjuna 2 appeared first on Murni's in Bali.

Height 66 cm, width 26 cm
Order Number: SPC7

Background: He wears a princely draped dodot cloth and a mangaran, which is a kris stylized as garlands of flowers in the wayang convention for the Satriya princely caste. His hairstyle is in the shrimp style.

The post Arjuna 3 appeared first on Murni's in Bali.

Height 71.5 cm, width 30 cm
Order Number: SPC8A

The post Aryoseta appeared first on Murni's in Bali.

Height 75.5 cm, width 29 cm
Order Number: SPC8B

Background: Aswatomo was the only son of Durno and the heavenly nymph. Dewi Wilutama. He was shrewd and cynical, like his father.

After the defeat of the Kurawa in the last war, the Pandawa rested. Aswatomo crept back and wreaked vengeance. He stabbed Raden Drestadjumena, Dewi Srikandi, Drupadi’s son, Raden Pantjawala and Suyadono’s widow, Banowati. He then attempted to kill Arjuna’s grandson, Parikesit, but he was sleeping with the sprung magical arrow, which was released and killed Aswatomo.

The post Aswatomo appeared first on Murni's in Bali.

Height 49.5 cm, length 52.5 cm
Order Number: SPC9

The post Babingepet appeared first on Murni's in Bali.

Height 57 cm, width 22.5 cm
Order Number: SPC10

Background: Bagong was the fourth of the Pandawa clowns. He was deformed with a bald head, a hernia, a fat belly and backside, and almost no nose. He had a deep slow voice and was very stupid, misunderstanding what everyone said

The post Bagong appeared first on Murni's in Bali.

Height 71.5 cm, width 25 cm
Order Number: SPC33

Background: He was Kresna’s brother and King of Mandura. He sided with the Kurawa. Loyal, brave, hot-tempered, but stupid and easily outwitted by Kresna. Nevertheless he survived the last war and brought up Arjuna’s baby grandson, Parikesit, who became the ancestor of the Kings of Java.

The post Baladewa, Baolodewo appeared first on Murni's in Bali.

Height 82.5 cm, width 31.5 cm
Order Number: SPC11

Background: Kresna’s invincible elder brother, he usually defended the Kurawa. He was fierce, short-tempered and curious.

Kresna, on the Pandawa side, knew that if he fought in the last war, the Padawa would lose. So he persuaded him to go into a deep trance in preparation and promised to wake him up when the battle began. He didn’t wake him up.

The post Baladewa, Bolodewo 1 appeared first on Murni's in Bali.

Height 68 cm, length 63 cm
Order Number: SPC13

The post Banteng appeared first on Murni's in Bali.

Height 70 cm, width 25 cm
Order Number: SPC16

Background: Siwa is represented by Betoro Guru. He is wearing a crown, in the form of the Indic-derived mahkota, and a wing-shaped backpiece, a praba, a kingly symbol. His head piece, sumping, is in the form of sureng pati (from the Javanese suro ing pati, daring death), which is also an indicator of princely rank. He wears a thread-form necklace, kalung ulur-ulur.

The post Batara Guru, Betoro Guru appeared first on Murni's in Bali.

Height 70.5 cm, width 27.5 cm
Order Number: SPC17

Background: He was the elder statesman of the Kingdom of Ngastina. He led the Kurawa armies at the opening of the last war and killed Matswapati’s sons, Utoro, Setan and Wratsangka.

When young he swore to remain celibate and when Dewi Ambalika wanted to marry him he accidentally killed her with an arrow to the heart. Ambalika was reincarnated in Srikandi, Arjuna’s warrior wife, who killed Bismo in revenge on the second day of the last war.

When he died, both sides paid their respects to him. He prophesied victory for the Pandawa.

The post Begawan Bismo appeared first on Murni's in Bali.

Height 98 cm, width 41 cm
Order Number: SPC15

Background: The God of the Winds and son of Betoro Guru. He was the father of Bimo and Hanoman. The three of them had terrible razor-sharp fingernails, pancanaka, (the only ones in the wayang).

All three wear the sacred chequered, magical, poleng loin cloth, of red (for Brahma), white (for Siwa or Batara Guru), black (for Wisnu and Kresna) and yellow (for Surya, the sun god) check. He is usually on the side of the Pendawa.

The post Betoro Bayu appeared first on Murni's in Bali.