Musings

  • Temple deer, Kidang or Menjangan

    by Chris Hazzard
    The significance of Balinese temple deer, called Kidang or Menjangan.
    Posted in Indonesian Art, Majapahit, Wood Sculpture

  • Buddha Beads. Natural crystal and glass hexagonal bicones.

    by Chris Hazzard
    Buddha beads, the ancient hexagonal bi-cone bead.
    Posted in Beads

  • The mythical winged lion of Bali. Singa Bersayap..

    by Chris Hazzard
    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

    by Chris Hazzard
    Face beads have fascinated bead makers for millennia. We find face beads in many cultures from the Mediterranean to  the Far East. When Iook at exa...
    Posted in Beads

  • Discovering Majapahit. Article 2. A brief history of the Kingdom

    by Chris Hazzard
    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...
    Posted in Majapahit, Majapahit terracotta

  • The story of one necklace

    by Chris Hazzard
    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

    by Chris Hazzard
    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

    by Chris Hazzard
    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...
    Posted in Bronze, Dong Son, Indonesian Art

  • Discovering Majapahit Terracotta. Article 1

    by Chris Hazzard
    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 ...
    Posted in Indonesian Art, Majapahit terracotta

  • Heritage bead traditions in Uzbekistan.

    by Chris Hazzard
    Uzbek tradition
    Posted in Beads

  • Museum of Indonesian Art

    by Chris Hazzard
    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...
    Posted in Beads