Clown royal servant character speaks in Balinese Barong dance
About this photograph
- Creator
- Margery H. Freeman
- Date created
- 1986
- Location
- Batubulan, Bali, Indonesia
- License
- This photograph copyright ©2007. Terms of use
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- Traditional performing arts in Bali: Photographs and text illustrate traditional performance in Bali, including music, theater, and dance. (Page 6)
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A clown royal servant character leans forward slightly and speaks in a Balinese Barong dance. The barefoot performer wears an ornate black, red, and gold tunic, a matching headdress, and a painted black moustache. His arms are held out to the sides with his fingers stretched apart, gesturing as he speaks.
In the Barong dances, a mythological creature resembling a fuzzy lion battles with a fierce witch.
