Wayang

E21749

Indonesian cultural heritage theatrical art form traditional performing art

Wayang is a traditional Indonesian theatrical art form, most famously involving intricately carved shadow puppets used to dramatize epic stories and moral tales.

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All labels observed (22)

Label	Occurrences
Wayang kulit	5
wayang kulit	5
wayang golek	3
Sundanese wayang golek	2
Wayang wong	2
wayang (Javanese shadow theatre)	2
Indonesian wayang	1
Javanese wayang (shadow puppetry)	1
JavaneseWayangTradition	1
Khmer shadow theatre	1
Nang Talung (shadow puppetry)	1
Wayang canonical	1
Wayang (Javanese shadow puppetry)	1
Wayang beber	1
Wayang golek	1
Wayang klitik	1
wayang (Javanese shadow puppetry)	1
wayang beber	1
wayang cepak	1
wayang kulit Cirebon	1
wayang purwa	1
wayang wong	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T174253 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Wayang
Context triple: [Indonesia, hasCulturalHeritage, Wayang]

A. Djawadi
Djawadi is the surname of Ramin Djawadi, the acclaimed composer known for his work on television and film scores such as Game of Thrones.
B. Swayam
Swayam is an Indian government-backed online learning platform that provides free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) from schools, colleges, and universities across the country.
C. Balinese script
Balinese script is an abugida used primarily on the Indonesian island of Bali for writing the Balinese language, as well as liturgical and historical texts in Sanskrit and Old Javanese.
D. Manush
Manush are a subgroup of the Romani people, traditionally found in Western Europe and known for their distinct cultural and linguistic heritage.
E. Qaumi Taranah
Qaumi Taranah is the national anthem of Pakistan, a patriotic Urdu composition adopted in 1954 with music by Ahmad G. Chagla and lyrics by Hafeez Jalandhari.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Wayang
Target entity description: Wayang is a traditional Indonesian theatrical art form, most famously involving intricately carved shadow puppets used to dramatize epic stories and moral tales.

A. Djawadi
Djawadi is the surname of Ramin Djawadi, the acclaimed composer known for his work on television and film scores such as Game of Thrones.
B. Swayam
Swayam is an Indian government-backed online learning platform that provides free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) from schools, colleges, and universities across the country.
C. Balinese script
Balinese script is an abugida used primarily on the Indonesian island of Bali for writing the Balinese language, as well as liturgical and historical texts in Sanskrit and Old Javanese.
D. Manush
Manush are a subgroup of the Romani people, traditionally found in Western Europe and known for their distinct cultural and linguistic heritage.
E. Qaumi Taranah
Qaumi Taranah is the national anthem of Pakistan, a patriotic Urdu composition adopted in 1954 with music by Ahmad G. Chagla and lyrics by Hafeez Jalandhari.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indonesian cultural heritage ⓘ theatrical art form ⓘ traditional performing art ⓘ
associatedWithReligion	Hinduism ⓘ Islam ⓘ Javanese mysticism ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Indonesia ⓘ
culturalSignificance	important part of Indonesian national culture ⓘ symbol of Javanese identity ⓘ
function	entertainment ⓘ moral education ⓘ religious instruction ⓘ ritual performance ⓘ social criticism ⓘ
genre	puppet theatre ⓘ
hasVariant	Wayang self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Wayang beber Wayang self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Wayang golek Wayang self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Wayang klitik Wayang self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Wayang kulit Wayang self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Wayang wong
influenced	Indonesian animation and film aesthetics ⓘ modern Indonesian theatre ⓘ
influencedBy	Indian performing arts ⓘ
languageUsed	Balinese ⓘ Indonesian ⓘ Javanese ⓘ Sundanese ⓘ
lighting	electric lamp ⓘ oil lamp ⓘ
mainRegion	Bali ⓘ Java ⓘ Lombok ⓘ Sunda Plate ⓘ surface form: Sunda
narrativeSource	Hindu epics ⓘ Mahabharata ⓘ Ramayana ⓘ
narrativeTheme	epic stories ⓘ moral tales ⓘ
performanceElement	dalang ⓘ gamelan orchestra ⓘ improvisation ⓘ narration ⓘ traditional singing ⓘ
performedBy	dalang ⓘ
recognizedBy	UNESCO ⓘ
screenMaterial	cotton screen ⓘ
timePeriodOfOrigin	at least 10th century ⓘ
typicalDuration	all-night performance ⓘ
typicalMaterial	buffalo hide ⓘ carved leather puppets ⓘ horn puppet rods ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear	2003 ⓘ
UNESCOStatus	Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
uses	shadow puppets ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (35)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Indonesia → hasCulturalHeritage → Wayang ⓘ

Sundanese → traditionalTheatre → Wayang ⓘ

this entity surface form: wayang golek