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"Balinese" Bronzes: The Indochinese Detour
Seated young man, pre-1954, bronze, 22.5 cm. Left: Dewi Uma giving birth to Batara Kala by I Made Polih . Right: Embracing couple by I Wayan Purne. Small bronze figures are occasionally found that strongly resemble certain Balinese wood carvings from the 1930s to the 1950s. The motifs are among those frequently encountered in modern Balinese sculpture: men or women at rest, Janger dancers, priests performing rituals, male or female busts... In many cases, however, these are n
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