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Travel writings by Drewelowe, 1920s

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Wayang Wayang-bbeber - Flat canvas with purely decorative figures are painted and which is unrolled and shown coincident with progression of story being read. Conventional Wayang-Koolit (leather) Flat shadow play - painted on buffalo leather which is cut out of pierced. Colored and decorated. Conventional Wayang-Klitic - Semi-flat puppets. Arms made of leather. Conventional. Wayang-golek - In round dressed in batik or linen. Compare to marionettes. Human figure imitated. Wayang-lopeng - "Mask-play" real people are recruited for stage. Origin of tales preformed originated from Indian Hindu poetry - Mahabharata
 
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