Sunday 29 July 2007

Indonesian Folktaless

Series 1 (1998)

Cerita rakyat is a form of folklore found in Indonesia. Its origins are probably an oral culture, with a range of stories of heroes associated with Wayang and other forms of theatre, transmitted outside of a written culture. They have been collected and used in the Indonesian education system, in small cheap books, usually tied in with a district or region of Indonesia.
Many stories explain events or establish moral allegories from iconic or symbolic characters of the past. They also seek to explain the origins of names of people and places from
Folk etymology. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Classification
of issuance : Special Stamp
Year : 1998
Printer : Printing office public company of Indonesian
Made in : Republic Indonesia (RI)
Description : Original (Has not been used)
Size : 23 x 13,5 cm
Sheet
Composition : 20 pc
Price per sheet : Rp. 6.000
Design and
Denominations:
1-4 MALIN KUNDANG (West Sumatera – Padang) Rp. 300,-
2-4 SANGKURIANG (West Java – Bandung) Rp. 300,-
3-4 RORO JONGRANG (Center Java – Prambanan Kalasan) Rp. 300,-
4-4 TENGGER (East Java) Rp. 300,-

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