wayang

Wayang is a Javanese word for particular kinds of theatre (literally "theatre" or sometimes "puppet"). When the term is used to refer to kinds of puppet theatre, sometimes the puppet itself is referred to as wayang. Performances of shadow puppet theatre are accompanied by gamelan in Java, and by gender wayang in Bali.

UNESCO designated Wayang Kulit, a shadow puppet theatre and the best known of the Indonesian wayang, as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on 7 November 2003. In return for the acknowledgment, UNESCO required Indonesians to preserve their heritage.

Etymology

ondel-ondel

Ondel-ondel is one of Indonesian art and culture of the country from the State Capital of Indonesia, Jakarta. And also one of the main forms of performances Betawi people are often featured in popular festivities are ondel-ondel. It seems ondel-ondel portray ancestors or ancestors who always keep their grandchildren or a resident of a village.