“These mural is punakawan pictures, punakawan is a figure in wayang universe in indonesia, those who take care of the 5 Pandavas. The order from left to right is Semar, Gareng, Petruk, and Bagong. taken from the words pana (understanding/clever) and kawan (friend), they symbolize the common people who are intelligent, wise, humorous, and often convey social criticism.”
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He also attached a couple PDFs explaining the characters and their cultural significance specifically in Javanese puppetry and muslim ethics.
They’re like the four wise men representing the common people.
Got an answer from my friend here:
“These mural is punakawan pictures, punakawan is a figure in wayang universe in indonesia, those who take care of the 5 Pandavas. The order from left to right is Semar, Gareng, Petruk, and Bagong. taken from the words pana (understanding/clever) and kawan (friend), they symbolize the common people who are intelligent, wise, humorous, and often convey social criticism.”
He also attached a couple PDFs explaining the characters and their cultural significance specifically in Javanese puppetry and muslim ethics.
They’re like the four wise men representing the common people.