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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 3037857, member: 2844"]I'm back.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>I love the guy with the cap, and I knew he wasn't just a souvenir puppet.</p><p>I think he is Togog. A bit difficult to say for sure, because there are local differences in the way he is portrayed. I am almost certain that he was once part of a theatre set of puppets.</p><p>Togog is a pre-Hindu character, son of the first Javanese God. He is a brother of Semar, the patron of Java. Both of them are asigned as advisors to the people, especially the aristocracy, together with two other brothers.</p><p>Simply said, Semar is advisor to the good guys, Togog to the bad guys. That doesn't mean he is bad, it is his duty because both sides have to be advised, in order to get the right balance between the two.</p><p>As advisor he can play a role in most Wayang stories.</p><p>I think your Togog dates from the first half of the 20th century.</p><p><br /></p><p>The guy with the white face is Pandu. Pandu is the father of the Pandawas, the heroes of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. The Mahabharata is the classic epic of the fight between good and evil, with the realisation that in the end there is only loss.</p><p>The Mahabharata reads like a phone book.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie96" alt=":wacky:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> But if you are interested in knowing the real message, I can advise reading the Bhagavad Gita, which is a chapter of the Mahabharata.</p><p>Pandu is also found in most puppet sets, because the Mahabharata is a must for the education of the people and for sacred performances, if they are needed.</p><p>I think your Pandu is slightly younger than your Togog, mid-century. As a puppet he is one of the favourites of tourists, because he is elegant and beautiful.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 3037857, member: 2844"]I'm back.:) I love the guy with the cap, and I knew he wasn't just a souvenir puppet. I think he is Togog. A bit difficult to say for sure, because there are local differences in the way he is portrayed. I am almost certain that he was once part of a theatre set of puppets. Togog is a pre-Hindu character, son of the first Javanese God. He is a brother of Semar, the patron of Java. Both of them are asigned as advisors to the people, especially the aristocracy, together with two other brothers. Simply said, Semar is advisor to the good guys, Togog to the bad guys. That doesn't mean he is bad, it is his duty because both sides have to be advised, in order to get the right balance between the two. As advisor he can play a role in most Wayang stories. I think your Togog dates from the first half of the 20th century. The guy with the white face is Pandu. Pandu is the father of the Pandawas, the heroes of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. The Mahabharata is the classic epic of the fight between good and evil, with the realisation that in the end there is only loss. The Mahabharata reads like a phone book.:wacky: But if you are interested in knowing the real message, I can advise reading the Bhagavad Gita, which is a chapter of the Mahabharata. Pandu is also found in most puppet sets, because the Mahabharata is a must for the education of the people and for sacred performances, if they are needed. I think your Pandu is slightly younger than your Togog, mid-century. As a puppet he is one of the favourites of tourists, because he is elegant and beautiful.[/QUOTE]
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