Craftsman to keep wayang kulit alive

Shadow player: Sapari with puppets he made from goat skin at his shop at Kompleks Kraftangan Johor.

JOHOR BARU: Making wayang kulit puppets is a dying craft and Sapari Sukarjo is worried the skills will soon be forgotten.

Sapari, who is among the last remaining traditional wayang kulit craftsmen in the state, blames the television and electronic entertainment for the decline of the centuries-old art form.