<![CDATA[Penelitian ini bertujuan mendeskripsikan (1) Struktur rupa figur Tualen pada Wayang Kulit Bali Selatan dan Struktur rupa figur Tualen Bali Utara, (2) Penyebab perbedaan bentuk Tualen Bali Utara dengan bentuk Tualen Bali Selatan. Penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan deskriftif kualitatif. Data yang diperoleh dalam penelitian dideskripsikan dalam bentuk kata-kata dan gambar. Subjek penelitian ini adalah dalang wayang kulit Jro Dalang Gede Sudarma dari Desa Bungkulan dan Jro Dalang Nyoman Warisa dari Desa Tamblang sementara objek penelitian adalah figur wayang Tualen.Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan metode observasi, wawancara, dan metode dokumentasi kepustakaan. metode analisis yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode analisis domain dan taksonomi Hasil Penelitian menunjukan (1) Struktur rupa figur Tualen Bali Selatan dan figur Tualen bali Utara dari kepala, badan, kaki memang memiliki beberapa perbedaan pada bentuk dan ornamen (hiasan) yang digunakan, (2) Perbedaan Tualen Bali Utara dengan Tualen Bali Selatan terjadi karena adanya (a) pengaruh Ki Barak terhadap perkembangan kebudayaan di kerajaan Panji, Buleleng; (b) secara mitologi perbedaan visual Tualen Bali Selatan dan Utara mengacu pada asal usul tokoh Tualen yang mengalami hukuman terbakar api oleh Dewa Siwa karena mengganggu semedinya, sehinggaTualen Bali Utara digambarkantanpa jambot atau tak berambut. Kata Kunci : perbandingan visual, figur wayang kulit bali, tualen This study aims to describe (1) Tualen figure structure in Wayang Kulit Bali Selatan and Tualen Balinese Figure Structure of North Bali, (2) Cause difference of Tualen North Bali shape with Tualen form South Bali. This research uses qualitative descriptive design. The data obtained in the study are described in terms of words and images. The subject of this research is puppeteer Jro Dalang Gede Sudarma puppeteer from Bungkulan Village and Jro Dalang Nyoman Warisa from Tamblang Village while research object is Tualen puppet figure. Data collection is done by observation method, interview, and library documentation method. The method of analysis used in this study is the method of domain analysis and taxonomy The research shows (1) The structure of the figure of Tualen Bali Selatan and the northern Balinese Tualen figure from the head, body, legs do have some differences on the shape and ornaments used (2) The difference between Tualen Bali Utara and Tualen Bali Selatan is due to the fact that the structure of the Tualen figure in South Bali and the northern Balinese Tualen figure from head, body, legs have some differences in the shape and ornament, The existence of (a) the influence of Ki Barak on the development of culture in the kingdom of Panji, Buleleng; (b) mythologically, the visual difference between Tualen Bali Selatan and Utara refers to the origin of the Tualen figure who suffered a fire burning by Lord Shiva for interrupting his semed, so that Bali's North Bali is depicted without jambot or hairlessness. keyword : visual comparison, Balinese wayang kulit figure, Tualen]]>
