3. BRIEF BACKGROUND
Indonesia , officially the Republic
of Indonesia, is a country in
Southeast Asia and Oceania.
Indonesia is an archipelago
comprising approximately 17,508
islands.
The nation's capital city is Jakarta.
4. BRIEF BACKGROUND
The name Indonesia derives from the
Latin and Greek Indus, and the
Greek nèsos, meaning "island“.
Indonesia lies between latitudes
11°S and 6°N, and longitudes
95°E and 141°E.
5. INTRODUCTION
The Indonesians belong to the
Malay race but most of them are
Muslims.
Although the Indonesians have
embraced the Islam religion,
they still pay tribute to the
Hindu Gods of the epics in the
Wayang Kulit.
6. WAYANG KULIT
The Wayang is performed to mark
important occasions, such as birth, a
wedding, or circumcision.
Shadow puppet performance.
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9. WAYANG KULIT
The Wayang Kulit stories are
mostly taken from a Hindu epic,
Ramayana.
Tells the story of Rama whose wife
Sita is abducted by the king of Sri
Lanka, Ravana.
Thematically, the Ramayana
explores human values and the
concept of dharma.
10. PLACES
Bali is also in Indonesia but most
of the people there are Hindu.
Ubod is a town known for having
the most number of painters.
Rituals and feasts are important in
the life of the Balinese.
They make flowers with high
artistic value that are used for the
decorations during fiestas.
11. Batik is one of the
most enjoyable
artistic creations of
the Indonesians.
It is made by
allowing wax to drift
on the cloth to
produce different
designs.
12. Batik designs
make use of
horizontal and
vertical
geometric
patterns, leaf
and flower
motifs, and
birds and
animal motifs.
13. Tie-dyeing is
another technique
in Indonesian
textiles.
Borobudur is the
oldest Buddhist
monument in the
world; built in 778
A.D.
14. PEOPLE
Yohannes Christian John is an
Indonesian professional boxer,
and the current WBA (Super)
featherweight champion.
John is the third Indonesian to
win a boxing world title, following
Ellyas Pical and Nico Thomas.
