Pak Dibia identified this as Karangasem; a baris dancer on the right and a rejang dancer on the left. Note the tall ornamented structure behind, seen clearly in 3665. Probably Asak.
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Article on the work of Carl Dolmetsch from The Children's Newspaper, 1957
Reported number of visitors to the Horniman Museum for the Easter period (unknown year), and the total number of visitors since its opening on December the 24th, 1890
Cloth on loom. Nankai. April 10th.
35mm slide: Window with carvings and spring couplets
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