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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 351197, member: 2844&quot;]John, you are just going by the hairstyle. But in wayang every detail counts.</p><p>The hairstyle of your male wayang puppet (on the right) is the general old Javanese princely hairstyle, in this case with an upward curl, held together by a masked clasp, the &#039;Garuda mungkur&#039;.</p><p>The princely hairstyle means the character is of high aristocracy, whether human, divine, demonic. Kings wear another hairstyle and headdress.</p><p>Demonic aristocrats have round eyes, big curved noses and fangs, that is what Barn&#039;s puppet has.</p><p>Your puppet has a noble, civilized face (halus in Javanese), and a thin moustache, all very important in identification. The features of this are the bent head, straight nose, and thin slanted eyes, and no fangs, of course. Together with the princely hairstyle and the curls at the back, he is definitely Satria Gondrong, A13 in this particular classification:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]119200[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The Javanese word Satria or Satrio is from the Sanskrit Kshatria, the name of the caste responsible for justice and social harmony. It is the caste of the aristocracy.</p><p>Satria Gondrong means long-haired knight/nobleman. He is a puppet that is used for any young aristocratic character.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Javanese influenced cultural regions still know castes, but, apart from Bali, the system is not as rigid and discriminatory as it is in parts of India and Pakistan. The Balinese-Indian-Pakistani views on caste, and the often horrifying results, are in conflict with the Javanese and Madurese idea of harmony.</p><p>I am part Madurese and when other (part)Indonesians meet me they often establish their and my caste in polite conversation. Sometimes in a roundabout way, but it is deemed necessary by many. Once that is over, contacts are the same as with anyone else. They just need to know, that&#039;s all.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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