Wood carving in Bali are known for centuries. The clasic style will be base on Ramayana or Mahabharata epic. The houses of Bali also ornamented by wood carving reliefs, the ancient Balinese doors, ceilings the pole or others. Especially for the building in the temple will be all carved for an art and religous purposed.
Art sculpture also made for religious purpose; statues of gods, mythological animals and demons. Mostly Bali wood carvings were painted in a variety of colors, very few carvings unpainted in their natural state.
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| Penjor Galungan at one village in Bali |
Penjor is a bamboo pole (a whole bamboo) wiht the curve at the edge of it and decorate by young palm or coconut leaves.
As it function, there are two types of Penjor; (1) Sacred Penjor which is put on the religion ceremony such as Temple Festival, or Bali Hindu's Holiday "Galungan and Kuningan". Its must be come together with Sangah Penjor (Temporary bamboo stupa). (2) Decoration Penjor, which is put on to decorating the area when some occasion being held such as; vilage festival, art festifal, etc. or for the competition. This kind of Penjor doesn't come with the sangah penjor (temporary bamboo stupa).
Batik is a cloth that traditionally uses as manual wax-resist dyeing technique. Javanese traditional batik, especially from Yogyakarta and Surakarta, has notable meanings rooted to the Javanese conceptualization of the universe. Traditional colours include indigo, dark brown, and white, which represent the three major Hindu Gods (Brahmā, Visnu, and Śiva). This is related to the fact that natural dyes are most commonly available in indigo and brown.
Batik as an Indonesian heritage masterpiece has been claimed by Malaysian in a few years ago but then The UNESCO designated Indonesian batik as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on October 2, 2009. As part of the acknowledgment, UNESCO insisted that Indonesia preserve their heritage.
What makes
Bali Silver special? Bali silver is sterling silver made on the island of Bali, in Indonesia in the Indian Ocean. The Balinese are highly skilled silversmiths, known for their granulation and wire work decoration.
Genuine Bali Silver is made entirely by hand, starting with the weighing, melting and mixing of the 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper to form sterling silver. Experienced silversmiths can closely estimate the amount they need for the project they're designing/creating. The silver, in form of small beads, and bits of copper are heated with a simple torch, attached to a bottle of gasoline with rubber tubing. A foot-pumped bellows adds the needed air. Molten silver is poured into small wooden molds. Once cool, the silver is put through a rolling mill, cranked by hand, like an old ringer washer or a pasta maker. The worker tightens down the rollers after each pass to make the silver thinner and thinner until the desired thickness is reached.
