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Secrets of Bali

by Jonathan Copeland

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Toraja Hat



Material: Rattan, palm leaves, cotton cloth, cotton yarn for the pom-poms
Style: Toraja, Sulawesi
Size: Height 22 cm, width 56 cm, circumference 177 cm
Order Number: E1

Background: This fine Toraja hat is one of a variety of styles worn in the villages.

Balinese Palm Leaf Manuscript



Material: Lontar palm leaves, cotton string, bamboo cover, Chinese coins.
Style: Bali
Size: Height 36 cm, width 26 cm
Order Number: E2

Background: Traditional Indonesian manuscripts are made from lontar palm leaves.

Characters are inscribed on the leaf and rubbed with a mixture of lamp soot and oil. Few survive more than 100 years in Bali’s tropical climate.

There are only about four lines of text on each leaf. The leaves are bound and held together by string.

Balinese Calendar 1



Material: Cotton cloth
Style: Kamasan, Bali
Size: Length 95 cm, width 85 cm
Order Number: E3

Background: Balinese traditional paintings of myths, folk tales and historical themes on cloth.

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Kalimantan Baby Carrier Beadwork 1



Material: Beads
Style: Kalimantan
Size: Length 32 cm, width 26.5 cm
Order Number: E4A

Background: This original piece form a babycarrier is about 50-60 years old and is slightly damaged. The Dayak communities of Kalimantan, which is the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo, have been making excellent beadwork for centuries.

Curling representations of human figures are a common theme. Others contain geometric motifs. Patterned beadwork is also used in necklaces, clothing, caps, hats, vests, tunics, baby carriers and ritual objects.

Kalimantan Baby Carrier Beadwork 2



Material: Beads
Style: Kalimantan
Size: Length 33.5 cm, width 26 cm
Order Number: E4B

Background: This original piece form a babycarrier is about 50-60 years old. Curling representations of human figures are a common theme.

Balinese Calendar 2





Material: Cotton cloth
Style: Bali
Size: Length 63 cm, width 43.5 cm
Order Number: E5

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Javanese Medicine Jar



Material: Bronze
Style: Java
Size: Height 38 cm, circumference 63 cm
Order Number: E6

Kalimantan Baby-carrier 3



Material: Rattan, beads
Style: Kalimantan
Size: Height 30 cm
Order Number: E9

Background: This style of baby-carrier is from East Kalimantan. The baby is carried on the mother's back.

The beads are on rattan and the base is wood. The baby-carrier is decorated with animal teeth. The motifs are intended to protect the baby's body and soul. The baby-carrier looks fantastic as a wall hanging.

Balinese Garuda 1



Material: Wood, paint, detachable
Style: Bali
Size: Height 39 cm, width 25 cm, depth 21 cm
Order Number: E10

Background: The Garuda is a giant mythical bird that is Wisnu's steed. Balinese carving is typically exuberant.

Sumatran Medicine Box 1



Material: Bamboo
Style: North Sumatra
Size: Height 11 cm, width 28 cm
Order Number: E11

Background: These containers are made by the Toba Batak people of North Sumatra and are used for holding lime, medicine or decorative purposes.

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Sumatran Medicine Box 2A



Material: Bamboo, top: wood
Style: North Sumatra
Size: Height 29 cm, width 18, circumference of base 38.5 cm
Order Number: E12A

Background: Toba Batak magician-priests called datu used containers like this to hold ritual potions. The carving on the base is a calendar specifying days to take certain medicines.

Besides holding ritual ceremonies the datu determined much of the daily life of the community. They were very influential as they knew about the gods and spirits, black and white magic, and cures for illnesses. They were usually the only people who could read Batak writing.

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Balinese Umbrellas







Material:

Satin: white, yellow, purple, red, green, blue or black

Cotton: black and white check (poleng)

Style: Bali
Size:

Diameter of umbrella: 94 cm Length of stick: 258 cm Circumference of umbrella: 296 cm

Order Number: E13

Background: Umbrellas in the Hindu-Buddhist world are symbols of high office. They are held above rulers by retainers during processions or while the ruler is seated. No Balinese ceremony would be complete without them.

The Barong is always shaded by one or more umbrellas andtemples are always decorated with them during ceremonies.

Umbrellas as symbols of state can be traced back to Ancient Egyptian wall paintings and the bas-reliefs of Assyria. The Greeks used them. In India, in the 3rd century BC, Emperor Ashoka used them as a symbol of Buddha's bodi tree.

Price is given for one.

Because of the length of the stick, we have to ship umbrellas by cargo to a port.

We could send them by regular mail, but that means cutting the stick into two pieces at about 150 cm. We could send both pieces and you would need to get them joined after they arrive.

Umbrella Stands







Material: Limestone
Style: Bali
Size:

Large: Height 82 cm, width 30 cm, depth 30 cm

Order Number: E14A

Small: Height 30 cm, width 6.5 cm, depth 11 cm

Order Number: E14B

Background: These photographs were taken at the entrance to Murni's restaurant.

Balinese Garuda 2



Material: Wood, paint, detachable
Style: Bali
Size: Height 32 cm, width 20 cm, depth 17 cm
Order Number: E16

Balinese Salang: Janger Dancers



Material: Wood, chinese coins
Style: Bali temple decoration
Size:
Man: Height 54 cm, width 23.5 cm, depth 5 cm
Woman: Height 53 cm, width 22 cm, depth 4.5 cm
Order Number: E17

Background: Janger means "humming" and the name of the dance comes from the humming sound which accompanies the girl dancers who are in trance.

Price is given for one.

Balinese Salang: Barong



Material: Wood, chinese coins
Style: Bali temple decoration
Size: Height 47 cm, width 19.5 cm, depth 9.5 cm
Order Number: E18

Background: The Barong is a mythical Balinese beast, with a long shaggy body. He is holy and has protruding eyes and a moveable jaw.

He has magic power in his beard, which he usually uses for good. When not passing through the countryside or visiting temples, he lives in a specially fenced little house in the village temple.

Kalimantan Calendar



Material: Ironwood
Style: Kalimantan
Size: Length 74 cm, width 9.5 cm
Order Number: E22

Sumatran Medicine Box 4





Material: Silver and nickel
Style: Sumatra
Size: Height 24.5 cm, width 8 cm, diameter 6 cm
Order Number: E23

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Balinese Game



Material: Wood
Style: Bali
Size: Height 7 cm
Order Number: E25

Background: A Balinese version of the Rubik cube.

Koran Bookstand 1



Material: Wood, inlaid mother of pearl
Style: Bali
Size: Height 18 cm, width 40 cm
Order Number: E26

Background: As God's revelation, the Koran is highly regarded in the Muslim world. No Koran would be left on the floor. When read, it would be placed on a table or, if the person was on the floor, on a pillow or a Bookstand.

They come plain or highly decorated. As representations of humans and animals are discouraged, decorations are frequently geometric patterns or floral motifs. This is a case of mother of pearl inlay to form a geometric pattern.

Koran Bookstand 2



Material: Wood, inlaid mother of pearl
Style: Bali
Size: Height 15 cm, width 40.5 cm
Order Number: E27

Barong Keket Mask



Material: Wood, paint
Style: Bali
Order Number: E28

Background: The eternal battle between good and evil, light and darkness, heaven and the underworld, is depicted in Bali as a fight between two mythical being, the basically good Barong and the basically wicked, bloodthirsty witch Rangda.

The Barong usually taken the form of a keket, which corresponds to no known animal, but sometimes as a tiger, buffalo or boar.

This Barong mask is a Barong Keket. It has a loose lower jaw that can be manipulated by the dancer.

Barong Tiger Mask



Material: Wood, paint
Style: Bali
Order Number: E29

Background: This Barong mask is a Barong Macan, the tiger. It has a loose lower jaw that can be manipulated by the dancer.

Barong Boar Mask



Material: Wood, paint
Style: Bali
Order Number: E30

Background: This Barong mask is a Barong Bangkal, the boar. It has a loose lower jaw that can be manipulated by the dancer.

Dewi Sri Dolls: Coloured



Material: Palm leaf
Style: Bali
Size:

Large Coloured: Height 19 cm, width 13 cm, depth 4 cm

Order Number: E31A

Small Coloured: Height 12 cm, width 9 cm, depth 3 cm

Order Number: E31B

Background: Hand-made palm leaf dolls of Dewi Sri, the Balinese goddess of rice and fertility, decorate Balinese temples and houses during ceremonies.

Dewi Sri Dolls: Plain

Material: Palm leaf
Style: Bali
Size:

Large Plain: Height 19 cm, width 13 cm, depth 4 cm

Order Number: E31C

Small Plain: Height 12 cm, width 9 cm, depth 3 cm

Order Number: E31D

Sumatran Bead Picture 1



Material: Wood, beads
Style: Sumatran
Size: Length 48 cm, width 35 cm
Order Number: E33

Background: The frames echo Sumatran architectural styles.

Sumatran Bead Picture 2



Material: Wood, beads
Style: Sumatran
Size: Length 59.5 cm, width 38 cm
Order Number: E34

Sumatran Bead Picture 3



Material: Wood, beads
Style: Sumatran
Size: Length 59.5 cm, width 38 cm
Order Number: E35

Bird Scarer



Material: Bamboo, aluminium, paint
Style: Bali
Size: Length 66 cm, width 6 cm, height 39 cm
Order Number: E36

Chinese Silver

Rice