Material: Wood, iron
Style: Bali, Indonesia
Size: Height 8.5 cm, Width 12 cm, Length 26  cm
Order Number: MHSBRC1

Rice is the world’s most important crop and the staple food of half the world’s population. In most parts of Indonesia rice is the staple food. Rice cultivation is accompanied by many rituals and beliefs and the tools were decorated by the rice farmers or specialists.

The fields must be kept flooded while the plants are growing. Yellow-green shoots sprout up in the silvery water. The rice grows tall and green. When the tops droop, the plants are mature and ready to harvest.

Rice cutters were used to cut the ears of rice at harvesting time. They cut the ears of grain (padi) one by one very carefully, and tried not to lose any grains. They were then tied into bundles and stored in the granary.

They used the hand knife so that it did not hurt or frighten the rice or be offensive to the rice goddess. Now rice is harvested with a sickle, but some farmers still have a special field in the corner for traditional rice and harvest it with the hand knife.

Early – mid 20th century.

Girl going home after picking rice with an ani-ani in her hair (1935).

Map of Bali.

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Material: Wood
Style: Lombok, Indonesia
Size: Height 4 cm, Width 6 cm
Order Number: MHSAKH11

The hilt of a kris is generally made of wood, but can be gold, silver or ivory, and is about 4 or 5 inches long. It is bent at its middle point, sometimes almost at right angles, to create a pistol grip.

It is always carved, sometimes as a man or the head of a bird, or just a geometric shape. The bird was originally Garuda, but was  made more and more abstract and remote by Islamic zeal against likenesses of living forms. Garuda, with the head of a bird and body of a man, was Vishnu’s vehicle.  Some are foliated or like a cobra. Balinese hilts may have human figures.

A loose-fitting silver or brass lotus-cup ring is attached to the base of the hilt.

About 60-70 years.

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Material: Wood
Style: Lombok, Indonesia
Size: Height 17 cm, Handle: Width 15.5 cm (top), 10 cm (bottom), Length 19  cm,
Order Number: MHSLRC1

Rice is the world’s most important crop and the staple food of half the world’s population. In most parts of Indonesia rice is the staple food. Rice cultivation is accompanied by many rituals and beliefs and the tools were decorated by the rice farmers or specialists.

The fields must be kept flooded while the plants are growing. Yellow-green shoots sprout up in the silvery water. The rice grows tall and green. When the tops droop, the plants are mature and ready to harvest.

Rice cutters were used to cut the ears of rice at harvesting time. They cut the ears of grain (padi) one by one very carefully, and tried not to lose any grains. They were then tied into bundles and stored in the granary.

They used the hand knife so that it did not hurt or frighten the rice or be offensive to the rice goddess. Now rice is harvested with a sickle, but some farmers still have a special field in the corner for traditional rice and harvest it with the hand knife.

The handle is a naga or water dragon. The blade is missing.

Early – mid 20th century.

Girl going home after picking rice with an ani-ani in her hair (1935).

Map of Lombok.

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Material: Wood, iron blade
Style: Lombok, Indonesia
Size: Height 8 cm, Handle: Width 10 cm (top), 6 cm (bottom), Length 13  cm
Order Number: MHSLRC2

Rice is the world’s most important crop and the staple food of half the world’s population. In most parts of Indonesia rice is the staple food. Rice cultivation is accompanied by many rituals and beliefs and the tools were decorated by the rice farmers or specialists.

The fields must be kept flooded while the plants are growing. Yellow-green shoots sprout up in the silvery water. The rice grows tall and green. When the tops droop, the plants are mature and ready to harvest.

Rice cutters were used to cut the ears of rice at harvesting time. They cut the ears of grain (padi) one by one very carefully, and tried not to lose any grains. They were then tied into bundles and stored in the granary.

They used the hand knife so that it did not hurt or frighten the rice or be offensive to the rice goddess. Now rice is harvested with a sickle, but some farmers still have a special field in the corner for traditional rice and harvest it with the hand knife.

The handle is a bird.

Early – mid 20th century.

Girl going home after picking rice with an ani-ani in her hair (1935).

Map of Lombok.

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Material: Wood, paint
Style: Lombok
Size: Length 39 cm, width 24 cm
Order Number: MHSMA15

Lombok is an island east of Bali and west of Sumbawa, part of the Lesser Sunda Island chain.

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