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Exotic Art Craft Of Mask

Submitted by craft on Tuesday, 20 May 2008No Comment

The mask of craft ideasAs a traditional craft of art from Indonesia, Mask of Geger or known as Topeng Geger is the affectation acclimated in appropriate ball alleged klana topeng, is begin in Gebrak village, desa Semanu, kabupaten Gunung Kidul. It aboriginal came from Kalibulus, Ngemplak Jangkang, and Kabupaten Sleman. It belongs to Gondopuspito. Topeng Geger was brought by Ki dalang Cermo Jayeng Carito/Guno Semito to dusun Gebrak, desa Semanu kabupaten Gunung Kidul during the Kepanjen age (1915). Since again it has been adopted and developed into the acceptable folk dancing that exists today.

Topeng Geger helped appearance ”Topeng Klana” The chat ”Klana” comes from the chat ”ngelana”, acceptation ”kelana”, one who wanders about after any audible destination. In added in added words, one who appropriately campaign alone for, ”nuruti krenteging ati, angon ulating netra, linambaring anteping tekad kajumbuhake marang obahing suku Ian pangolahing piker’’. Mardi Wasito in the old Javanese Indonesian concordance supports that ”ngala, nglelana or kelana” agency anyone who enjoys traveling.

Similarly, the chat ”Geger” is the affectation that was created with this appearance trait. It is said that if this affectation is beat by a dancer, it will could cause the rain to abatement and addition, the assemblage will be affectionate to the dancer. Because of this, if affectation is to be acclimated in a performance, abounding rituals called sesaji are performed to abstain abominable events. Presently, topeng kyai Geger is taken affliction of by Wito Gimin, the ancestors of Somowasito.

The affectation is covered by a appropriate white bolt alleged ”mori/ules”. Also included with it is sesaji, on a Friday night, the affectation is covered with a appropriate aroma to aroma acquired from gum benzoin alleged kemenyan.

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