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20th century Wajang is a loanword in Dutch from Javanese. In Javanese, wayang literally means "shadow" or "ghost". The derived meaning of this word is a particular form of puppetry, in which shadow or light effects are used. Although wayang usually refers to the shadow play using leather puppets (wayang kulit), the word is also used for performances with three-dimensional puppets (wayang golèk), with flat wooden puppets (wayang gedhog) and even for a play with silent actors- dancers (Wayang Wong). A condition for the latter is that the piece must be based on the Indian epics Ramayana and Mahabharata. The Indians have had a lot of influence on the Indonesians. Following this, the Indonesians have their own version of the epics, which are broadly similar to the original epics.
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