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dalang

puppeteer in an Indonesian wayang performance
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dalang

Summary

dalang is a profession[1]. dalang draws 209 Wikipedia views per month (profession category, ranking #348 of 1,605).[2]

Key Facts

  • dalang is in the country of Indonesia[3].
  • dalang's instance of is recorded as profession[4].
  • dalang took place at Indonesia[5].
  • dalang is a type of shadow puppeteer[6].
  • dalang's Commons category is recorded as Dalang (puppeteer)[7].
  • dalang's field of this occupation is recorded as wayang[8].
  • dalang's different from is recorded as Q65219653[9].

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Definition and Type

dalang's instance of is recorded as profession[4]. dalang is a type of shadow puppeteer[6].

Why It Matters

dalang draws 209 Wikipedia views per month (profession category, ranking #348 of 1,605).[2] dalang has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] dalang is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

Indonesia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → Indonesia
    Subclass of → shadow puppeteer
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/50895|batch #50895]]: because of P276"
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