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Gold duit of the Dutch East India Company

By the seventeenth century the Netherlands had become a pros…
Balinese sacred cloth

This Balinese sacred cloth or geringsing was produced using …
Bronze figure of Buddha Vairocana

Buddhism reached Indonesia by about the fifth century AD, wh…
Jipae mask

The Asmat people live in the south-west area of West Papua o…
Rocket kite, made by Pak Timtim

Kite flying is extremely popular among men in the Far East, …
Bronze 4-armed male figure standing under a tree

Collected by Sir Stamford Raffles (1781-1826) during his pos…
Brass pitis (cash) of the Sultanate of Palembang

From the twelfth to the fifteenth century, many Chinese squa…
Counterstamped gold koban

In the seventeenth century, most of Indonesia was controlled…
Gold mas or tahil ingot

Inscriptions dating to the second half of the ninth century …
Batik sarong

Although decorating textiles with a batik technique is well-…
Carved and painted figure of Vishnu riding Garuda

The more important Hindu gods are associated with particular…
Embroidered girl's jacket

This jacket is made of a striped handwoven textile. It is li…
Ikat-dyed cotton cloth

The island of Sumba is famous for its production of warp ika…
Ikat-dyed silk

Palembang, in south-east Sumatra, is particularly well known…
Shadow puppet

The colours and designs of Javanese shadow puppets are all c…
The Raffles Gamelan

A gamelan is a set of instruments that traditionally act as …
Borobudur Buddha head

The Buddha lived in northeast India around 2,500 years ago. …
Shadow puppet of Bima

'The Theatre of Shadows' is an ancient art form, still perfo…
Silver Buddha on a bronze lotus base

The right hand of the Buddha is held in the gesture of argum…
Stone figure of Mamaki

The goddess Mamaki is seated on a double lotus throne. In he…
Bronze lotus mandala, with silver and copper inlay

Both stone and metal images were made during the Pala dynast…