Live Javanese theatre was 

 closely modeled on the 

 puppet theatre. At left, a 

 prince's hat, similar to the 

 head of the prince puppet 

 below. 



Above, a king and at right, a prince and 

 princess. The puppets on exhibit were used 

 in a play derived from the Hindu epic, "Ma- 

 habharata," in which two rival groups of 

 cousins fight for the control of the Elephant 

 kingdom. The good guys, the sons of 

 Pandoe, defeat the bad guys, the sons of 

 Dhretarashtra. Puppet shows often lasted 

 all night. 



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