One of the famous art of the Sunda or Java is a puppet show. The Golek puppet show is a puppet made of wood. There is one puppet show that is very popular and became the icon of the puppet show itself, namely the character Cepot.
Cepot is a golek puppet that has a cheerful character and nosy, and the most popular puppet show of all time. The red-skinned golek puppet show is often present in every performance.
In the past, puppet show just told ancient stories, like rama Sprott, Ramayana and other. Along with the development of the era, puppet show was told various stories, from everyday life to politics. Not only that, if there are tourists who want this art, can also be ordered as desired. Even when President Barack Obama come to Indonesia, is one of the craftsmen who made version of puppet show.
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