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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.
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Paintings 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
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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.
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Medicine Boxes 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.
Satin: white, yellow, purple, red, green, blue or black Cotton: black and white check (poleng) Style: Bali Diameter of umbrella: 94 cm Length of stick: 258 cm Circumference of umbrella: 296 cm Order Number: E13 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.
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
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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.
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.
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.
Background: This Barong mask is a Barong Macan, the tiger. It has a loose lower jaw that can be manipulated by the dancer.
Background: This Barong mask is a Barong Bangkal, the boar. It has a loose lower jaw that can be manipulated by the dancer.
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
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 Background: The frames echo Sumatran architectural styles.
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