A little girl runs through an open field playing with the kitiran
Up until the 1980s, the village of Pandes in Sompokan, Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta, was always associated with traditional toys. The place was famous as a district that produced traditional toys for kids.
Various traditional toys like othok-othok (the name comes from the sound of the toy), Kitiran (propeller), kurungan manuk (bird’s cage), Wayang Kertas (paper puppets) were produced by locals.