The Wayang Klithik is a kinda wayang, which is never performed nowadays. But the stories associated with it are still very popular and provide the themes for the dance dramas known as Kethoprak. They’re taken from the book called Dhamarwulan, which consists of stories from the Majapahit and Blambangan kingdoms, in the most eastern region of Java. The Dhamarwulan stories have some historical element, but are mostly legends, which can’t be used as historical records. The puppets are made of wood, with flat leather arms. The features are similiar to those of the Wayang Gedhog, and the figures have as is clothing and ornaments. According to the evidence of the Serat Pakem Sastramiruda, this wayang was developed during the reign of Pakubawana II. As has already been said, it’s rarely, if ever, performed now, but excellent examples of the puppets my be seen and studied in the Radyapustaka Museum of Solo, the cultural museum in Yogyakarta and in the Djakarta Museum.

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Narasumber: Moerdowo,R.M.