Having covered his head with the black cloth, Koboi presented the new deerskin puppets, unpigmented side facing the audience. He then put them down and performed a ritual (see performance notes) to dispel malicious entities (Badi) from the deer hide. He uttered a spell,
O Si Lanang, Si Lambaun, Si Ketor, Si Becheh, orang yang berampat, Ambil kembali bahagian-kau dari rusa ini!
O Lanang, the Lambaun, The Ketor, the Becheh, the four of you, Take back your part of this deer!
Koboi then took cuttings of deer hide (waste from the fabrication of the puppets) from the muslin cloth and, one by one, gave the signs of deer to the audience, calling them out by name —
He put each fragment on the banana leaf. When all eleven signs had been presented and thier material signifiers deposited on the leaf, Koboi folded the leaf, deposited it in the earth-filled basket, and uttered,
O Mentala Guru Asa (menaruh harapan) sabulan, dua sabulan, Tiga sabulan, ampat sabulan, Lima sabulan, anam sabulan, Tujoh sabulan, malam di-angkau, Siang di-aku. Sa’ekor aku bawa balik, Sa’ekor aku tinggalkan!
O Mentala (Batara) Guru Hoping (desiring, hunting) for a month, two months, Three months, four months, Five months, six months, Seven months, the night is yours, The day is mine. One deer I take, One I leave behind!
Finally, he sprinkled water and flowers onto the basket.
It began to drizz;e (gerimis) over the performance area at around this moment. Later we learnt from observers that it had only rained in the Kapallorek Artspace area and not the surrounding area. This was particu;arly notable as there had been a drought over the previous weeks.
1 Set up in Gallery *Plain Black Cowboy Shirt on hanger on the back wall of a niche. *Platform for batang Pisang, nails on either side of niche for tukelan. *Place 7 nails on the ground before the platform.
2 Set-up on Roof *Flag elements in place – weights frame, post, strut. *Panggung in place – mat (tikar anyaman), 2 cushions, bananana stem (batang pisang), brick supports, 2 bamboo verticals. *Arena setup- 2 plastic mats for audience, one row lights above audience, a few plastic chairs. *Large basket to the rear of the panggung – contents: songkok, cowboy hat, capal, flag folded and hooks in place. *mp3 player/megaphone, Kemenyan set (Benzoin incense)- holder with hot coal, kemenyan, lighter, 3 medium size red candles – all set up to front-left of panggung. *Woven container filled with local earth (bekas mengandungi tanah Bota), the badi (remnants of dear hide wrapped in muslin cloth), daun pisang, brass bowl containing water and flowers, – all set up to front-right of panggung.
3 Memasang Tukelan *The performance begins on the roof *Koboi ties string (tukelan) across posts, strings coins (Uang Kepeng). *Sang Nabil Utama lights coal at the back of the arena. *Koboi and Sang Nabil Utama go to start positions.
4 Entrance *Koboi Brings in Artcase containing cloth wrapped Pak Dogol (yellow cloth) and Wak Long, Pokok Pauh Janggi, Ketam Gergasi (black cloth) and places it to the right of the tikar. *Simultaneously Nabil bring a tray (dulang) with food offering on a ceramic plate : pulut kuning, telur rebus, 7 helai. daun sireh and places it to the rear between cushions.
5 Flag Raising *Sang Nabil Utama turns on music on mp3 player/megaphone – Gerimis Mengundang by Slam. *Set up frame, secure fame, insert post, string flag, secure flag, raise flag.
6 Memanggil Jin Tanah *Pasang lilin satu batang, serta berkata :- Aku minta’ ampun kapada kramat yang memegang tanah disini! *Letakkan lilin di dalam bekas yang mengandungi tanah Bota.
7 Memanggil Hantu Tinggi *Lepas itu pasang lilin lagi satu batang, Jalan ke tempat mural bota dan berkata :- Aku minta’ ampun kapada sagala Hantu Tinggi! *letak lilin di kaki bendera. 8 Memanggil Jambalang Wayang *Nyalakan lilin ketiga dan berkata:- Aku minta’ ampun juga kapada sagala Jambalang Wayang! *letak lilin dalam piring nasi pulut.
9 Koboi Mengubah Wajah *Koboi takes off socks/boots and cowboy hat. *Nabil get songkok from basket. *Koboi puts on songkok. *Koboi and Sang Nabil Utama walk over to mat. *Nabil turns off music.
10 Membuka Panggung *Koboi dan Sang Nabil Utama bersila. *Sang Nabil Utama starts Kemeyan . *Naikkan piring dan berkata :- Hei Jin Tanah,Hantu Tinggi, Hoi Jembalang Wayang ! Dato’ jangan membisakan, Aku tahu asal ‘kau jadi : Dato jangan membe’ngkakkan : Bintang Timor asal ‘kau mula jadi. Biar sagala makhluk suka permainan kita, Berkat Dato’ Batara Guru, Menyaksikannya! *Letakkan piring atas tikar di antara Koboi dan Sang Nabil Utama di tengah panggung.
11 Membuang Badi Rusa *Koboi Buka kain kuning, keluarkan Pak Dogol cucuk dalam batang pisang ke sebelah kanan, pandang ke kiri. *Koboi Buka kain hitam, bagi Wak Long pada, Sang Nabil Utama cucuk dalam batang pisang di sebelah kiri, pandang ke kanan. *Koboi Ambil Pokok … angkat menunjukkan bahagian kulit rusa kepada penonton and then Koboi letak patung ke bawah. *Koboi Angkat ketam menunjukkangahagian kulit rusa kepada penonton and then Koboi letak patung ke bawah. *Sang Nabil Utama tutup muka dengan kain semutar. *Koboi Kebaskan tiga kali ka bawah, ia itu ke arah patung dengan kain hitam (OMITED IN PERFORMANCE). *put black cloth on head, serta berkata :- O Si Lanang, Si Lambaun, Si Ketor, Si Becheh, orang yang berampat, Ambil kembali bahagian-kau! *Koboi buka kain puteh dan mengambil isyarat bahagian rusa – Mata, telinga, mulut, hidong,kaki, tangan, bulu, hati, jantong, limpa dan tandok, *masukkan di daun, pulangkan ke tanah, merenjis air dan bunga, serta berkata : — O Mentala Guru Asa sabulan, dua sabulan, Tiga sabulan, ampat sabulan, Lima sabulan, anam sabulan, Tujoh sabulan, malam di-angkau, Siang di-aku. Sa’ekor aku bawa balik, Sa’ekor aku tinggalkan!
12 Membangkunkan Jambalang Pokok Pauh Janggi *Koboi angkat patong Pokok Pauh Janggi, waving tree about, showing only back, serta berkata :- Hei Toh Mambang Puteh, Toh Mambang Hitam Yang diam di bulan dan matahari Melempahkan sakalian ‘alam asal-nya pawang, Menyampeikan sakalian hajat-ku, Melakukan sagala kahandak-ku, Hidulaplah Pokok Pauh Janggi! *Turn tree around to show colour, cucuk in batang pisang.
13 Membangkunkan Jambalang Ketam Gergasi *Koboi angkat semula patong Ketam dan bagi kepada Sang Nabil Utama . *NaSang Nabil Utama menunjukkan blank side to audience (OMITED IN PERFORMANCE), moving the legs. *Koboi berkata :- Al-salam ‘aleikum ! Hei sahabat-ku Mambang Tali Harus, Yang berulang ka pusat tasek Pauh Janggi, Sampeikan-lah pesan-ku ini, Bangunkan Jambalang Ketam Gergasi! *Sang Nabil Utama turns crab around to show colour and cucuk in batang pisang, Manipulate limbs
14 Nabil Mengubah Wajah *Sang Nabil Utama turns on Wayang audio. *Both get up slowly. *Koboi takes out and puts capal. *Koboi gives Sang Nabil Utama Cowboy hat. *Sang Nabil Utama puts on Cowboy hat.
15 Bersalam- salaman *Both face audience for count of 5 seconds. *Turn face each other. *bersalam-salaman.
16 Membuka Tukelan *With wayang audio running ….. pause, be at ease viewing the scene for a while. *Koboi unties the tukelan and removea the uang kepeng . *Koboi removes Ketam from batang pisang and hands to Sang Nabil Utama. *Koboi removes Pokok and stands up. *Koboi andSang Nabil Utama lead the procession from the roof down to the gallery.
17 Paparan Penghabisan *Koboi and Sang Nabil Utama, stand to the left and right in front of the niche, holding forth their puppets. *Batang Pisang is brought down and placed on platform. *Koboi and Sang Nabil Utama insert their puppets into the Batang Pisang and step back allowing others to view. *Nabil pierces the 7 nails into the Batang Pisang. *Sang Nabil Utama helps Koboi change shirts and places the eagle bib shirt on the wall and buttons it up. *Koboi ties tukelan across niche, strings coins (Uang Kepeng). *Koboi places tahi pelangi in front of the paparan as a pendinding. *Koboi and Sang Nabil Utama acknowlege audience, Koboi mintak ampun dari para penonton
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