Heads of a Barong Bangkal and Barong Macan, before Nyepi. They are being carried from the village to the ocean for purification, to cleanse the village symbolically, in the MAKIIS ceremony.
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Black and white negative view of cultivated fields, buildings, and canals from the air
Colour slide of jetty on river with laundress working - hanging clothes on jetty. Group of children by jetty.
Deuce nuit. Silent Night, music written for the Dipano zither, circa 1975
Black and white negative of people on a covered boat in the middle of tree-lined body of water
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