Amaq Darwilis, The last sasak Puppets Maestro

Amaq Darwilis -
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AMAQ DARWILIS-The Last Sasak Puppet Maestro - His name is Amaq Darwilis, the last sasak puppets maestro.

Sasak puppet is special puppet of Sasak tribe living in Lombok. Sasak puppet looks like Bali puppet. Based on the history, Sasak puppets has existed in Lombok since 1464 M. Wayang Sasak formerly used to preach Islam in Lombok, but now Sasak puppet is commonly presented in exhibition or cultural show.

Gamelan that accompanies wayang Sasak composed of ceng-ceng, suling, tawa-tawa, kendang, pleret, and kempul. Sasak puppet show needs 10 people to help organize the show. The organizer is consisting of a puppeteer, two assistants to organize puppet puppeteer, and seven drummers of gamelan.

In Lombok Island, the famous puppeter is Lalu Nasip. He started playing puppet since he was in the 5th grade of elementary school. Our hope is that young generation will help to preserve the culture.