By : Robert L. Brown In a recent Issue of lndσnesίa E. Edwards McKinnon published a stone Ganesa found at Jalan Mayor Ruslan, Palembang 1n 1983 (figs. 1 and 2 )[1] A He suggested a probable 12th-13th century date for the Ganesa and noted the statue‘s excellent condition.[2]. In my opinion, Mc Kinnon‘s dating is too late and ...
By Joseph Gonzales Dance in Malaysia consists of streams of genres–each with its own path, history and development, coursing along in harmony with and yet often in ignorance of, each other. This essay on dance traces briefly the uniqueness and subsequent development of each stream of dance. The tradition of dance that exists in ...
By: Myrna Eindhoven (University of Amsterdam) In March 1999 the first ever ‘Congress of Indigenous Peoples of the Archipelago‘ was held in the prestigious Hotel Indonesia in Jakarta. According to a report written by Down to Earth (1999), a London-based support organisation, ‘this congress marked a milestone in the develop meant of ...