Puppet (Kayon)

Puppet

Gunungan

Puppet from Indonesia. One component of the puppet show is the mountains.

Gunungan is a shadow puppet shaped mountains and their contents. Underneath was a picture of a gate guarded by two giants holding swords and shields. It symbolizes the palace gate, and at times the gunungan is used as a palace. At the top of the mountain is a wooden tree surrounded by a dragon.