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Mamuli
This is an ancient 'male Mamuli shown to us in 1985. Solid gold, about x 8 cm depicting two buffalo The distinctive ornaments known as mamuli pla... -
Buddha Beads
There is a kind of bead for which we have coined the term Buddha bead. The technical description of these beads is that they are hexagonal bicones,... -
The mythical winged lion of Bali. Singa Bersayap..
Writing this essay as my knowledge is that of a bule (pronounced bou lay, a term used to indicate a white person or an outsider). Everything in Bal... -
Face beads
Face beads have fascinated bead makers for millennia. We find face beads in many cultures from the Medeterranian to the Far East. When Iook at exa... -
Discovering Majapahit. Article 2. History
The official history of Majapahit dates from 1293 until 1478. In the west we like to think of events as progressing in a linear manner, but in fact... -
The story of one necklace
The strand of old and ancient beads, Catalogue 35 In many cultures there are beads that are treasured and passed down through the generations as ... -
The story of the making of Trungpa Teaching
Often in a piece of wood, what it is going to become is embedded. My task as the carver is to bring out the hidden story. This is a story of the ma... -
Dong Son in Indonesia
Before the arrival of the Hindu/Buddhist cultures in Indonesia there was a period that I call pre-history. Not much is known about the culture of t... -
Discovering Majapahit Terracotta. Article 1
This is the first of a series I plan to write. I shall take you on a journey that we made and tell you something of the history, the artifacts and ... -
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Museum of Indonesian Art
11 November 2018 On Saturday Veronica gave a talk to the Museum of Indonesian Art. One of her very special necklaces sold (pictured). The necklac...
