Elaborate carved figures
The dancer holds her arms out, with closed folding fans pointing up. She stands behind a set of cradled gongs decorated with elaborately carved animal heads. (Learn more)
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Cradled gongs are sets of drum-shaped gongs that rest in horizontal stands. A Balinese gamelan typically include several sets of cradled gongs of various sizes, known as bonang, kenong, and kempyang.
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Photographs by Margery Freeman · Text by Lorraine Aragon
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