Cornell Southeast Asia Program Outreach

INDONESIA EXPLORER BOX INVENTORY LIST

NAME & CODE NUMBER PICTURE

DESCRIPTION

Puzzle ball

Rattan ball

Sepak Takraw is a sport native to Southeast Asia region in which players use a rattan ball and can only use their feet, knee, chest and head to touch the ball.

Gangsing or Gasing

The gangsing is a top made from bamboo with a small opening on the side. Hold onto the

flat bamboo handle that is tied to the end of the string and pull this handle to set the

gangsing spinning. The object of the game is to try and knock your opponents gangsing

out of the designated circle.

Congklak

The Congklak board has fourteen holes in two sets of seven, plus an additional store for each player. Each player controls the seven holes on their side of the board, and their score is the number of seeds in their left-hand store.

Miniature toy drum

Wooden Gecko Instrument

Miniature Wooden Flute Instrument

Wooden Hammer Instrument

Indonesian Notes

The official currency of Indonesia is the rupiah. 1 US dollar is equivalent to 9,055 Indonesian rupiah.

Indonesian coins

The official currency of Indonesia is the rupiah. 1 US dollar is equivalent to 9,055 Indonesian rupiah.

Gecko statue

The Komodo dragon, found only in Indonesia, is the world’s largest living lizard.

Batik Stamper

Batik is a cloth that traditionally uses a wax-resist dyeing technique. Batik is one of the principal means of expression of the spiritual and cultural values of Indonesia. Common batik patterns include flowers, birds, and clouds. Includes batik wax.

Batik Stamper #2

Textile

Textile

Textile

Textile

“Shadow Puppet” Textile

“Shadow Puppet” textile

Karna?

Hanoman

In the Ramayana story, Hanoman is a leader of the monkey tribe allied with Rama against Ravana. Hanoman is one of the most popular characters in the Ramayana and is a symbol of a faithful guardian.

Hanoman 2

Satyawati

Gareng

Gareng is deformed dwarf with crooked, disjointed arms, and has yaws sores on his feet. He specializes in puns and sly insinuations. He is immortal and accompanies each generation of the Pendawa family on their various wanderings and adventures.

Ardjuna

Prabu Rama Wijaya

Shadow Puppet

For local pick-up and display purposes only*

Kekajon (Gunungan) Shadow Puppet

This shadow puppet is used to signal the beginning and end of each performance. The Gunungan or Kekajon also signals strong emotions, scene changes, etc. The gunungan is vital in wayang theatre. The gunungan (mountain) or kekajon (forest) is also a representation of the ancient Tree motif that originates from India. For local pick-up and display purposes only*

Kumbakarna

For local pick-up and display purposes only*

Shadow Puppet Pencils

A collection of miniature shadow puppet pencils.

Puppet

For local pick-up and display purposes only*

Puppet

For local pick-up and display purposes only*

Puppet

For local pick-up and display purposes only*

Miniature Gamelan Set

For pick up and display purposes only*

Blangkon

A traditional Javanese headdress made of batik fabric that is worn by men.

Blouse and matching skirt

Blouse with matching Skirt

Wall hanging of dancer

Dance is a regular feature of almost every temple festival on the island of Bali. A common accessory of Indonesian dance is a fan, which adds expressiveness to the hands.

Wall Hanging

Javanese Mask

English flash cards for Indonesian kids

Flashcards of simple English words for Indonesian children.

Cross References:

Dyer’s Art Weaver’s Hand –Textiles from the Indonesian Archipelago: #-IND029

Popular Indonesian Literature of the Qur’an, Howard M. FederSpiel: #-IND032

A History of Modern Indonesia Since c. 1300, M.C Ricklefs: #-IND033

Exploring Indonesia –Past and Present, Bjorn Schelander : #-IND037

Court Arts of Indonesia, Helen Ibbiston Jesup: #-IND040

The World of Indonesian Textiles, Wanda Warming: #-IND052

Batik from the Courts of Java and Sumatra, Rudolf G. Smend: #-INDO53a

Traditional Indonesian Textiles, John Gillow: #-INDO54

Cut and Make Indonesian Masks, A.G. Smith and Josie Hazen: #-IND055

A Gamelan Manual, Richard Pickvance: #-IND056

Indonesia, Sawyer Miller Consulting: #-IND069

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1260544.stm background info

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/id.htmL background info