TY - JOUR AU - Kamsidjo Budi Utomo, AU - S M Budiyanto, AU - Teguh Supriyanto, PY - 2020/11/18 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - A SEMIOTIC STUDY OF KI ENTHUS SUSMONO’S CREATIVE MANAGEMENT IN WAYANG KULIT/LEATHER PUPPET AND WAYANG RAI - WONG/HUMAN FACE PUPPET JF - PalArch's Journal of Archaeology of Egypt / Egyptology JA - J Arch.Egyptol VL - 17 IS - 4 SE - DO - UR - https://archives.palarch.nl/index.php/jae/article/view/494 SP - 920-930 AB - <p>The aims of the research are: 1. to show that the leather and human face puppet can be the media<br>to promise the good attitude, behavior and personality of human being and 2. to describe that<br>Leather puppet is one of the most decorative art which is adiluhung/precious and valuable<br>(treasured) and edipeni/beautiful and interesting (dainty). 3. Wayang or puppet has very good<br>language, full and deep meaning of philosophy, lots of advice and suggestion for the society<br>about good and holy behavior, attitude and personality. Ki Enthus Susmono is among the<br>innovative puppeteers whose leather puppet has already accepted by the modern society and the<br>presence of the human face puppet has become very interesting phenomenon because of the<br>public’ attention and enthusiasm. This study discusses the human face puppet as the creativity of<br>Ki Enthus Susmono from semiotic perspective. The discussion thus aims to discover the values,<br>functions, and indigenous elements of the human face puppet. The method used is qualitative<br>research and the data gathering techniques used by observation, in-depth interview and<br>documentation. Then, through critical paradigm, the human face puppet is investigated by<br>Pierce’s semiotic theory. The research result showed that the human face puppet by Ki Enthus<br>Susmono has lots of signs, symbols, and meanings. It also has a richer and more complex signs,<br>meanings, and functions compared with the traditional leather puppet.</p> ER -