dancer Archives - Murni's in Bali https://www.murnis.com/product-tag/dancer/ Sun, 12 Nov 2023 03:09:32 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.13 198829816 Antique Coin Statue Legong Dancer https://www.murnis.com/shop/antique-balinese-coin-statues/legong-dancer-2/ Sun, 31 Jul 2016 00:09:44 +0000 https://www.murnis.com/?post_type=product&p=3779 Antique Coin Statue Legong Dancer          SOLD Material: Kepeng Chinese coins, wood Style: Bali, Indonesia Size: Height 60 cm, Width 35 cm, Depth 31 cm Order Number: MHSACS1 Chinese kepeng coins were circulating in Bali in the 7th and 8th centuries. They are sold in stringed bundles of 200, about 12 cm across. Both sides are … Continue reading Antique Coin Statue Legong Dancer →

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Material: Kepeng Chinese coins, wood
Style: Bali, Indonesia
Size: Height 60 cm, Width 35 cm, Depth 31 cm
Order Number: MHSACS1

Chinese kepeng coins were circulating in Bali in the 7th and 8th centuries. They are sold in stringed bundles of 200, about 12 cm across. Both sides are inscribed. One side has Chinese characters. They have not been used officially as money in Bali since the early 1900s.

The coins are used as offerings on special occasions such as Balinese birthdays, which take place every 210 days, weddings, burials and cremations. They are also used as decorations for temples and shrines.

The oldest kepengs that have been found were cast during the Tang dynasty: 618-907 AD.

Legong is the most famous Balinese dance, brilliant and perfect. Exquisitely beautiful, it is danced by two young girls, who are usually not more than 13 or 14 years old. The dancers wear gold, jewels and winged head-dresses.

The coins are over 100 years old and the wood is 40-50 years old.

Please ask for the price (or make an offer).

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]]> 3779 Oleg Dancer https://www.murnis.com/shop/coin-statues/oleg-dancer/ Sat, 30 Jul 2016 23:57:13 +0000 https://www.murnis.com/?post_type=product&p=3775 Oleg Dancer Material: Kepeng Chinese coins, wood Style: Bali Size: Height 53 cm, Width 26 cm, Depth 17.5 cm Order Number: CS1 This new style, which combines good wood carving, delicate features and Chinese kepeng coins with a hole in the middle, is a good example of continuing Balinese inventiveness. There are a number of … Continue reading Oleg Dancer →

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Material: Kepeng Chinese coins, wood
Style: Bali
Size: Height 53 cm, Width 26 cm, Depth 17.5 cm
Order Number: CS1

This new style, which combines good wood carving, delicate features and Chinese kepeng coins with a hole in the middle, is a good example of continuing Balinese inventiveness.

There are a number of variations of styles, all on Balinese themes, such as this graceful Balinese dancer.  The Oleg dance is a dance of bumble bees.

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