Product Description

Semar 2

Height 61.5 cm, width 34.5 cm
Order Number: SPC130

Background: Semar, one of the clowns, is deeply loved by the audience. He was a gentle humble servant, but at the same time the most powerful of Gods and immortal. The rules of Satriya behaviour did not apply to him, so he could clown and comment, but he was also wise. Very fat, with heavy breasts and a vast backside, he wore female jewelry, but dressed like a man. Yet his face was neither a man’s nor a woman’s.

Some believe his origins lie in a pre-Indic deity.

He speaks in eeryday language and puppeteers often use him to make contemporary poltical comments or to advocate social ideas, like birth control. Traditionally the puppeteer was immune from criticism for any remarks critical of the Government made by the clowns.