Did you know Puppet Potehi.

Puppet Potehi is one kind of typical Chinese puppet that comes from southern China. This art was brought by ethnic Chinese immigrants to various parts of the archipelago in the past and has become one of the traditional arts of Indonesia.

The History.

Potehi derived from the word pou 布 (cloth), te 袋 (bag) and hi 戯 (puppet). Potehi puppet puppet puppet is made of cloth. The mastermind will insert their hand into the cloth and play it like a puppet other types. This art is about 3,000 years old and comes from China.
According to legend, this puppet art invented by a prisoner in a jail. Five people were sentenced to death. Four people live sad, but the fifth had a brilliant idea. Rather than waiting to die sad, better entertain themselves.  Thus, these five people taking existing tools in the cell such as pots and plates and began beating her as a companion game of their puppets. Savory sound that comes out of this emergency drumming sounds also by the emperor, who eventually pardoned.
According to history, it is estimated this type of art is already on 晉朝 Jin Dynasty (265-420 AD) and growing at 宋朝 Song Dynasty (960-1279).

Puppet Potehi into Indonesia (formerly Archipelago) through the Chinese people who entered the archipelago at about age 16 to 19. The data that is valid in the form of notes early on puppet Potehi in Indonesia, came from an Englishman named Edmund Scott. He went to Banten 2 times, between 1602 and 1625. He said the kind of opera performances, which held when junks will go to or if returned to China. He watched carefully, that is associated with the worship of the show and that the monks offered sacrifices, and prostrate on the ground before preparation.
Scott wrote that "they are very fond of skits and songs, but their voices are the most ugly to be heard by anyone. The play or interlude that they hold as the worship of their gods: in the beginning, they commonly burn the sacrifice, the pastor repeatedly kneeling, one by one. The play is usually held, when they see junks or boats depart from Banten to China. The play is sometimes started at noon and ended the next morning, usually on the open road, on the stage set up for that purpose . "

Explorers 1-2 illustrates a century later that the theater is the native of China, established in communities immigrants in major cities at that time. Unfortunately, little description language used in the show. There is also no glove puppet theater from Southern Fujian, which is known as po-te-hi, now extant in East Java and Central Java. In the 18th century, a German named Ernst Christoph Barchewitz (who lived for 11 years in Java) showed that when he saw it in Batavia performances held in the Chinese language.
Not just performing arts, Puppet Potehi for ethnic Chinese has a social function and ritual. Not unlike other puppets in Indonesia.
Some plays are often performed in Puppet Potehi is Si Jin Kui 薛仁貴 (Ceng Ceng Tang 征 東 and Se 征西), Hong Kiam Chun Chiu 鋒 劍 春秋, Cu Hun Cau Kok 慈雲 走 國, Thong Lo Pak Sau 羅 通 掃 北 and Pnui The Jade 方世玉. Each puppet can be played for various characters, except Koan Kong 關 公, Utti Kiong 尉遲恭, and Thia You Kim 程 交 金, the color of his face can not be changed.

Play.

Potehi only play once Puppet plays derived from classical Chinese story as legend dynasties in China, especially if played in the temple. But today Puppet Potehi already taking stories beyond the classic story as a novel Se Yu 西遊記 (Pilgrimage to the West) in the person of the famous Monkey King. At the time of entry of the first in the archipelago, puppet potehi played in the Hokkien dialect. Along with the times, this puppet was later also played in Indonesian. Therefore, the non-Chinese residents can enjoy the story being played.

Interestingly, it turns out plays that often played in this puppet has been adapted into figures in Ketoprak. Such as Si Jin Kui 薛仁貴 figures adopted the cast Joko Sudiro. Or if you are a big fan Ketoprak, should be familiar with the figure of King Oral Puro which turns taken from Li Si Bin 李世民 figures, the second emperor 唐朝 Tong Dynasty (618-907).
Potehi Puppet musical instrument consisting of zinc / lo 鑼, kecer / cymbals 鑔 鈸 cheh and Puah, flute / phin-a 笛 仔, (guitar / gueh-khim 月琴), fiddle / hian-a 絃 仔, drums / kou 鼓, trumpet / ai-a 噯 仔, and piak-kou 逼 鼓. The last tool is cylindrical along the 5 centimeter, similar to a small gong noodle seller, that if any would not emit sound at "Trok" - "Trok" as it should.

Developments.

1970s to the 1990s can be said for Puppet Potehi bleak future. That is because the repressive measures against the rulers of the period of Chinese culture. Though cultural values ​​are taken along by the Chinese centuries ago has grown with the local culture and a culture of Indonesia. In the dark days, Puppet Potehi vicarious stunting. Very difficult to find the play at that time. Moreover, if it were not for the difficulty gets licensing. And if observed Potehi Puppet activists are mostly natives of Indonesia. Imagine how great their appreciation of the culture that can be said is not native Indonesian culture. But after the reform goes, the fresh breeze as save this art. Puppet Potehi be staged back and certainly not by stealth.
Thank you for reading this article. Written and posted by Bambang Sunarno. sunarnobambang86@gmail.com
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DatePublished: April 9, 2015 at 19:11

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