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🌟 Welcome to our virtual tour of the enchanting Setia Darma House of Mask and Puppets in Ubud, Bali! 🌟

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00:00 Intro and what is Setia Darma House?
00:57 The first Joglo House with masks of Hindu Gods
01:44 The second house with puppets
02:40 The third creepy house
03:30 The fourth house with masks from all over the world
04:20 The architecture and the whole area

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Today, we’re gonna show you another cool spot  around Ubud—the Setia Darma House of Mask and   Puppets. If you’re planning to check out Goa  Gajah, make sure to throw this place on your   list and hit both up in one go. If you’re  into Balinese or Javanese culture and art,  

You’ve come to the right spot. And if you’re a  big fan of masks and puppets, this video is a   must-watch! But hey, if you’re just looking for  a chill spot in Bali that won’t cost you a dime   and isn’t swarming with tourists, this is the  perfect place for you. Let’s jump right in! 

In 2004, this Indonesian dude named Agustinus  Prayitno put together four old-school joglo   houses he’d shipped to Bali from Central and  East Java. Worried that the cool masks his   ancestors made were fading away, Prayitno thought,  “Let’s create a spot where folks can dig into the  

History of Indonesian culture.” So, he stuffed  those joglo houses with his personal stash:   a whopping 1,300 puppets and 5,000 masks from  all around the Indonesian islands and beyond.  We walked into the first joglo house and saw  the faces of Hindu gods on black velvet—faces  

Like Hanuman and Shiva that I recognized.  Bali is the only Hindu island in Indonesia,   and about 83% of Balinese people follow Balinese  Hinduism. For more than a thousand years, Balinese   folks have been using these masks in temple dances  to tell epic stories from their Hindu religion,  

Such as the Topeng dance and the Ramayana dance. The whole thing gets pretty spiritual for the   Balinese. They’re all about believing that  gods and goddesses chill in everything,   even in a sacred mask. And speaking of those  masks, they’re not just cool accessories—they’ve  

Got the real vibe of the character they stand  for. So, when a Balinese dancer throws on a mask,   it’s not just play-acting like we do in the West.  Nah, they’re straight-up becoming that character.  We strolled into this room that was  jam-packed with Indonesian shadow puppets,  

And their dainty silhouettes were tracing  the wall like lace. These cool flat puppets,   known as wayang kulit, are crafted from  thin sheets of perforated and carefully   painted leather. Depending on the story they’re  spinning, a set of these wayang kulit puppets can   have any number of characters—kings, princes,  lovers, teachers, gods, demons, and giants. 

There’s this one puppet master, the dalang, who  works the puppets and talks for them to share   their tales. They’re projected onto a see-through  screen that’s pulled tight and lit up with coconut   oil lamps. The performances for this shadow puppet  theatre happen at night and usually keep going  

Until dawn. Plus, there’s usually a crew of up to  fifteen gamelan musicians rocking it alongside.  As we headed to the third house, stuff got kinda  creepy and dark. Faces looked twisted, weird   bumps and jagged things sticking out, and there  were these wooden lumps shaped like eyeballs,  

All worn smooth with generations of dirt on them. The House of Masks and Puppets is just a few miles   away from the heart of Ubud, and you can  get there in just a 20 minute ride with  

Grab or Gojek. They’re open every day from  8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the best part is,   there’s no entry fee! However, everything inside  is totally worth making a donation to help keep   all the collections in tip-top shape. If you found this information helpful,  

Please show your support by giving us a thumbs  up, sharing with friends, and subscribing to   our channel for more travel plans and tips. After strolling through fourth houses packed with   cultural masks from all over the world, you’ll  find 1,300 masks from Indonesia, Africa, and  

Japan, along with 5,700 puppets from Indonesia,  China, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, and Cambodia.   We saw the same one we checked out in Kurama,  Kyoto when we were in Japan. The House of Masks   and Puppets has stuff from other countries, but  most of the collection is from different parts of  

Indonesia. They’re still collecting through buying  and getting donations from all sorts of places,   like from enthusiastic visitors, collectors,  and foreign artists living in Indonesia.  Agustinus Prayitno just like other Balinese  folks who groove with masks and work puppets,  

Is trying to keep his culture going strong in  today’s world. He’s gone all out, even showcasing   a puppet of Barack Obama next to one of himself. The House of Masks and Puppets has its collections   stored in four cool Joglo houses, which  are traditional Javanese antique houses.  

These special Joglos mostly come from East  and Middle Java, and they’re crafted from   high-quality teak wood. They’ve been set up to  make sure they stay in good shape over time.  The House of Masks and Puppets sits on a  sprawling area of over ten thousand square  

Meters. It’s got four exhibition spaces,  an open field, a lush Balinese garden,   and even a performance stage. We really suggest  checking out the House of Masks and Puppets and   Goa Gajah in one trip. Ever heard of Goa Gajah?  Watch this video! Appreciate you tuning in!

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