Title |
(a) Karang bintulu, an ornament in the form of a one-eyed ogre’s head; (b) Karang bintulu; (c) Karang saé, an ornament in the shape of a Chinese lion with leafy branches in its mouth; (d) Karang saé; (e) Karang rupa, an ornament with an ogre’s head en face; (f) Karang rupa; (g) Karang curing, an ornament in the shape of an ogre’s head en profil with one bulging eye and an upper jaw only; (h) Karang curing; (i) Karang asti, an ornament in the shape of an elephant’s head en profil; (k) Karang asti; (l) Karang paksi, an ornament with an ogre’s head en trois quarts; (m) Karang paksi
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Creator/other |
Artist no. 8.
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Shelfmark |
Or. 3390: 127
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Subject (topical) |
Balinese
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Subject (geographic) |
Indonesia (nation)
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Note |
According to informants the ornaments might have been made by silver smiths (pandé) in Bratan, south of Singaraja. Several pandé recognized the fine style of drawing as characteristic of silver- and goldsmiths well-versed in engravings.
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Reference |
H.I.R. Hinzler, Catalogue of Balinese manuscripts in the Library of the University of Leiden and other collections in the Netherlands, vol. II, Descriptions of the Balinese drawings from the Van der Tuuk Collection, 1986, pp. 193-196
J.J. Witkam, Inventory of the Oriental manuscripts of the library of the University of Leiden, vol. 4, Manuscripts Or. 3001-4000, Leiden 2007
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Language |
No linguistic content
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Country |
Netherlands
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Extent |
12 drawings.
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Published/created |
[19th century]
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Persistent URL |
http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:230671
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Published (digital) |
Leiden University Libraries,
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