About the birth of cultural puppets, Ir. Sri Mulyono in his symbolism and mysticism in the Puppet (1979), estimates that wayang existed from the neolithikum, which is about 1,500 years before Christ. his opinion is based on D Robert von Heine-Geldern Ph., Research Prehistoric writings on the Indies (1945) and Prof. write. K.A.H. Encyclopedia Indonesia hidding on page 987.The word `puppet 'allegedderived from word` wewayangan ', which means shadow. This allegation is consistent with the fact Wayang Kulit performances using a screen, a piece of cloth, as a barrier between the puppeteer who plays puppet, and the audience behind the curtain. Viewers only saw movement through motion puppets are falling on the screen. When it was time puppet show accompanied only by a simple set of gamelan consists of saron, Todung (a type of flute), and kemanak. Another type of orchestra and singers at that time allegedly still there.For more menjawakan puppet culture, since the beginning of the kingdom of Majapahit introduce another puppet stories that are not orphaned in the book of the Ramayana and the story Mahabharata.Sejak - Panji stories, the story is about the ancestral kings of Majapahit, was introduced as one form of another puppet. Panji stories then more widely used for Wayang Beber. The tradition of wayang stories menjawakan also passed by some Islamic scholars, among them by the Wali Sanga. They began the story mewayangkan Majapahit kings, whom the story Damarwulan.Masuknya Islam to Indonesia since the 15th century also a big influence on the culture of puppets, especially on the concept of religious philosophy that doll.At the beginning of the 15th century, when the kingdom of Demak, began using specially shaped oil lamps called Wayang Kulit.Sejak blencong performance Kartasura age, putting together a story that berinduk stuffed in Ramayana and Mahabharata further away from the original. Since then people know wayang wayang characters genealogy enthusiasts, including seeking god, who came from Adam. Sisilah was continued until the kings of Java. And then, began to be known also handle puppet stories. which follows the standard story, and the story line outside the standard puppet carangan. In addition, there is more drama called splinter, which was too far out of the story pakem.Memang, because the art of puppet so strongly rooted in Indonesian culture, so there is some confusion between the wayang stories, legends, and history. If the Indians think that the Mahabharata and the Ramayana is really happening in the country, is considered the Javanese wayang story actually occurred in Java
