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Performers playing the angklung before partially finished ‘ondel-ondel’ puppets – originally used by the native Betawi people to ward off evil spirits – in Jakarta. (Bernama pic) On the sweltering ...
JAKARTA: Under the blazing sun along the side of a road in a residential area of Central Jakarta, skilled craftsmen were hard at work to create giant puppets out of woven bamboo. Known as ondel-ondel, ...
Peeking through a slit in her giant puppet costume, Indonesian teen Juniarti is drenched in sweat as she moves stiffly under the blistering sun. The 15-year-old and a motley crew of other children, ...
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‘Ondel-ondel’ puppet ban threatens Jakarta’s buskers
JAKARTA: On the sweltering streets of Jakarta, buskers often carry towering, hollow puppets and pass around a bucket for donations. Now, they fear becoming outlaws. City authorities say they will ...
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