mokos Archives - Murni's in Bali https://www.murnis.com/product-tag/mokos/ Tue, 28 Apr 2020 07:44:47 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.13 198829816 Dongson Drum 2 https://www.murnis.com/shop/dongson-drums-and-birds/dongson-drum-2/ Mon, 01 Aug 2016 07:50:02 +0000 https://www.murnis.com/?post_type=product&p=3965 Dongson Drum 2 Material: Bronze Style: Alor Size: Height 32.5 cm, diameter 38.5 cm, circumference 127 cm Order Number: DD2 Background: Miniature Dongson drums, known as Mokos, remain the only acceptable currency for buying a bride in the eastern Indonesian island of Alor. The widespread distribution of these drums in South-east Asia suggests trading networks … Continue reading Dongson Drum 2 →

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Material: Bronze
Style: Alor
Size: Height 32.5 cm, diameter 38.5 cm, circumference 127 cm
Order Number: DD2

Background: Miniature Dongson drums, known as Mokos, remain the only acceptable currency for buying a bride in the eastern Indonesian island of Alor.

The widespread distribution of these drums in South-east Asia suggests trading networks yet to be fully understood and transfers of technology among cultures in the region that awaits to be fully researched.

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