'Ondel-Ondel': An almost extinct Betawi legacy

by renovatio | June 22, 2008 at 10:03 pm

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For over 23 years Andi Suwandi has devoted his life to the nearly extinct ondel-ondel, gigantic Betawi "human puppets", witnessing their popularity dwindle in modern Jakarta.

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