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The great classical from Bali
Bali, with its theatre displays a large event of masks of many kinds, gods, heroes, mytical, wild or domestical animals, human characters ...

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Ramanaya prince © The Ramayana's princes and heroes
The Ramayana and many indian tales have inspired a lot of indonesian arts and espacialy plays and shows. Many can been seen and are still in use now days.

 

The refined javanese style
Java and its courts have always develop a sophisticated art production. For the javanese dance along with the so special gamelan music masks of dance have ever been produced and respected.

Javanese topeng ©

 

 Maduranese mask © Ohter islands figures
Among thousand islands, several inner cultures still keep alive the spiritual power of masks and representations

 

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