157 http://journal.lppmunindra.ac.id/index.php/jkpm/ ISSN 2477-2682 (Electronic) ISSN 2477-2348 (Print) Original Research Konsep Geometri pada Unsur Wayang Kulit Indah Mayang Purnama 1*) , Yogi Wiratomo 2 , & Abdul Karim 3 1, 2, 3 Universitas Indraprasta PGRI, Jakarta, Indonesia INFO ARTICLES Article History: Received: 05-01-2023 Revised: 30-01-2023 Approved: 30-01-2023 Publish Online: 30-01-2023 Abstract: Geometry as one of the branches of mathematics plays an important role in the design and shape of shadow puppets. This study aims to determine the role of geometry in the process of designing and making shadow puppets, so it is hoped that the mathematics learning process can take cultural examples on puppetry in geometry teaching materials. The method used is a qualitative method by observing the shapes and patterns of flat geometry on shadow puppets. The results showed that there are geometric concepts in shadow puppets, namely tarpesium, circles, and the concept of mirroring. In the end, there are mathematical elements and concepts in shadow puppet culture. With an ethnomathematics approach to mathematics learning, it can provide contextual meaning for students, so that students' understanding of mathematical concepts can be maximized. Abstrak: Geometri sebagai salah satu cabang matematika memainkan peranan penting dalam desain dan bentuk wayang kulit. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peran geometri pada proses desain dan pembuatan wayang kulit, sehingga diharapkan proses pembelajaran matematika dapat mengambil contoh budaya pada pewayangan dalam materi ajar geometri. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode kualitatif dengan mengamati bentuk dan pola geometri datar pada wayang kulit. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat konsep geometri pada wayang kulit, yaitu tarpesium, lingkaran, dan konsep pencerminan. Pada akhirnya, terdapat unsur dan konsep matematika dalam kebudayaan wayang kulit. Dengan pendekatan etnomatematika pada pembelajaran matematika dapat memberikan makna kontekstual bagi siswa, sehingga pemahaman konsep matematika siswa dapat maksimal. Key Words: Puppets; Etnomathematics; Geometry; This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Correspondence Address: Jl.H. Saidi No.24b Rt.7 Rw.5 Tj. Barat Jagakarsa Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia, Kode Pos 15230; indahmayang016@gmail.com How to Cite (APA 6 th Style): Purnama, I. M., Wiratomo, Y., & Karim, A. (2022). Konsep Geometri pada Unsur Wayang Kulit. JKPM (Jurnal Kajian Pendidikan Matematika), 8(1): 157-166. http://dx.doi.org/10.30998/jkpm.v8i1.15977 Copyright: 2022 Indah Mayang Purnama, Yogi Wiratomo, Abdul Karim Competing Interests Disclosures: The authors declare that they have no significant competing financial, professional or personal interests that might have influenced the performance or presentation of the work described in this manuscript.