From Indonesia.
It depicts when the Aztecs made fun of Buddhas’s wang.
Long ride to Indonesia. Turns out they’re divine representations of the common people.
Have you tried asking the locals?
Got an answer from my friend here:
“These mural is punakawan pictures, punakawan is a figure in wayang universe in indonesia, those who take care of the 5 Pandavas. The order from left to right is Semar, Gareng, Petruk, and Bagong. taken from the words pana (understanding/clever) and kawan (friend), they symbolize the common people who are intelligent, wise, humorous, and often convey social criticism.”
- Alfie
He also attached a couple PDFs explaining the characters and their cultural significance specifically in Javanese puppetry and muslim ethics.
They’re like the four wise men representing the common people.
Not yet, but i will.
Bad trip
whuuu…
