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figure, carved

human history
  • Other Name

    Rangda

  • Description

    Rangda Queen of all Balinese witches. Rangda is the deputy of Durga the Hindu Goddess of death and as such is considered by the Balinese to be the personification of the powers of evil. Rangda's image is found in all Balinese death temples, the pura Dalen which are always near the cremation grounds and burial fields.

    wooden carved figure with long outstretched tongue, polychrome, fibre cord looped through two holes at top of head

  • Place
  • Accession Number
    1978.113
  • Accession Date
    18 Dec 1978
  • Other Id

    48353 (ethnology)

    M1620 (miscellaneous)

    H6 (Dunningham)

  • Department
figure, carved, 1978.113, 48353, M1620, H6, Photographed by… … Read more

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