Dewi Uma and Batara Kala, by I Made Polih, 1950s or 1960s, 55 cm, private collection This sculpture of fairly large dimensions (55 cm high) is signed by I Made Polih and was created between 1950 and 1974. The wood is probably panggal buaya (also known as crocodile wood). According to the information available to me, it long belonged to an American teacher who lived and worked in Bali. The sculpture is representative of I Made Polih’s talent, employing here the elongated styl

Female figure (Dewi Sri?) by I Wayan Wiri, between 1950 and 1976, 73 cm, private collection At 73 cm in height, this sculpture is the tallest in my collection. What does it represent? I have no certainty on this point, but it may depict the goddess Dewi Sri. Dressed in a long gown, the figure holds a fold of fabric against her breast with one hand. Resting on her left forearm is a fragrant pudak—the inflorescence of Pandanus amaryllifolius, a plant widely cultivated in Indone