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Traditional performing arts in Bali
Photographs and text illustrate traditional performance in Bali, including music, theater, and dance.
Format: slideshow (multiple pages)
Red and white flag of Indonesia flies from flagpole
Red and white flag of Indonesia flies from flagpole
The red and white flag of Indonesia flies from a flagpole, as seen from below. The national flag of the Republic of Indonesia is half red, on top, and half white, on the bottom. It is flown prominantly at schools and government buildings. The flag sometimes...
Format: image/photograph
Ravana tempts Sita
In The Ramayana, page 2.13
The demon king Ravana visits the captured Princess Sita in a wooden puppet theater performance at Yogyakarta in July 1986. The Ravana puppet, here painted with red skin unlike his green-skinned counterpart in Thai mural art, waves a powerful sword at Princess...
By Lorraine Aragon.
The Ramayana
The Hindu epic The Ramayana is retold through the mural, painting, and dance of Southeast Asia.
Format: book (multiple pages)
A bridge of stone
In The Ramayana, page 4.8
A carved stone stele at Prambanan Temple shows monkeys helping Rama by bringing stones for the bridge he wants to build to Ravana's demon island of Lanka. Realistically portrayed, the naked monkeys in this carved bas relief walk together in line carrying rounded...
By Lorraine Aragon.
Hanuman's revenge
In The Ramayana, page 3.11
Hanuman burns Ravana's city in a danced stage performance at held at Prambanan Temple in Java in July 1986. To enact Hanuman's burning of Ravana's city in performance, a bonfire was built behind a columned fence on a stone promontory near the Prabanan temple....
By Lorraine Aragon.
Rama's jealousy
In The Ramayana, page 7.1
A stone stele at Prambanan Temple shows Sita sitting and talking with a monkey. Realistically portrayed, the monkey at left in this carved bas relief sits cross-legged and gestures his hands forward with the palms turned up. Sita also sits cross-legged facing...
By Lorraine Aragon.
Balinese school children stand together in their red and white uniforms
Balinese school children stand together in their red and white uniforms
Balinese school children stand together in a dense crowd wearing their red and white uniforms. Throughout Indonesia, elementary students are required to wear white shirts and red shorts or skirts. A red, or red and white, baseball cap completes the outfit.
Format: image/photograph
The eagle king
In The Ramayana, page 2.10
A dancer costumed as the eagle king Sadayu stands tall and flaps his wings in a performance at Yogyakarta in July 1986. The dancer's feathered costume is a textured blue fabric with a painted wooden head and gold crown. The carved bird head has wide round...
By Lorraine Aragon.
Javanese Rama dancer pursues golden deer in performance at Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Javanese Rama dancer pursues golden deer in performance at Yogyakarta, Indonesia
A Javanese dancer playing Rama pursues another dancer wearing the costume of a golden deer in a performance at Yogyakarta in July 1986. Here Rama walks with his arrow drawn across his bow while the deer, really a demon sent to lure him away from Sita, is seen...
Format: image/photograph
Dancer dressed as Sugriva the red monkey king at performance in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
Dancer dressed as Sugriva the red monkey king at performance in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
A dancer is costumed as Sugriva, the red monkey king, at an August 1986 performance in Ubud Village on the island of Bali in Indonesia. He wears a carved and painted red wooden mask with large monkey fangs. The mask covers his face below the eyes. Long black...
Format: image/photograph
Hanuman and the demon king
In The Ramayana, page 3.9
Hanuman and Ravana puppets face each other in battle at a July 1986 performance in Yogyakarta. The white Hanuman puppet on the left wears a royal Yogyakarta-style batik sarong while the Ravana puppet, with a moustache and red skin, is dressed in red. The faces...
By Lorraine Aragon.
Winged Ravana carries off Sita in dance performance at Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Winged Ravana carries off Sita in dance performance at Yogyakarta, Indonesia
A winged demon king Ravana carries off Sita in a dance performance at Yogyakarta in July 1986. The kidnapping is shown here from behind with the Ravana dancer on tip toes taking off in flight, while the Sita dancer holds on delicately to the back of Ravana's...
Format: image/photograph
The bow of Siva
In The Ramayana, page 1.4
Here, Rama draws an arrow across his bow at a Ramayana dance performance held at Yogyakarta in July 1986. The Rama dancer wears a golden crown and a gold-trimmed red sash across his bare chest. He also wears the "broken sword" pattern batik of Yogyakarta's...
By Lorraine Aragon.
Men's marching band playing for funeral
Men's marching band playing for funeral
A men's marching band plays for a funeral procession. All the musicians wear blue shirts, red headscarves, red woven sarong, and black-and-white checked cloths around their waists. The drummer, with a two-headed drum hung over his right shoulder, stands in...
Format: image/photograph
Men in a circle take bets before a cock fight
Men in a circle take bets before a cock fight
Men in a circle take bets before a cock fight. The key participants squat in front holding two fine white cocks that face each other before the battle. A standing crowd surrounds them. Gambling on cock fights and card games are traditionally favored recreation...
Format: image/photograph
Hanuman courts Ravana's neice
In The Ramayana, page 4.5
A masked dancer wearing a monkey costume performs in a Hindu temple courtyard in Batubulan Village, Bali, during August 1986. The kneeling dancer wears a brown and black monkey head mask with long dark hair attached. His costume includes a spotted grey jumpsuit...
By Lorraine Aragon.
Grilled meat on skewer sticks wrapped in banana leaf package for take-out
Grilled meat on skewer sticks wrapped in banana leaf package for take-out
Grilled meat on skewer sticks is wrapped in a neatly pinned banana leaf package for "take-out." The food inside the package is called "satay," which are chunks of grilled meat on skewers, which is a favored dish throughout Indonesia and the Malay world. The...
Format: image/photograph
Two Balinese women walking with baskets of soil on their heads
Two Balinese women walking with baskets of soil on their heads
Two Balinese women walk in single file carrying baskets of soil on their heads. The woman in front uses her right hand to stabilize her load, while using her left hand to shield her eyes from strong sunlight. She is wearing a blue T-shirt and a brown skirt....
Format: image/photograph
Eagle king Sadayu flapping wings in dance performance at Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Eagle king Sadayu flapping wings in dance performance at Yogyakarta, Indonesia
A dancer costumed as the eagle king Sadayu stands tall and flaps his wings in a performance at Yogyakarta in July 1986. The dancer's feathered costume is a textured blue fabric with a painted wooden head and gold crown. The carved bird head has wide round...
Format: image/photograph