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The Pejeng drums, named after the Bronze Age village of Pejeng in Bali, were the Indonesian variation of the Dong Son drum. Pejeng drums differ from the earlier Dong Son drum in that they had a more elongated shape and were made in two pieces (mantles and tympana) cast separately using the lost wax method. Pejeng drum was designed in the ...
Moon of Pejeng. The Moon of Pejeng, also known as the Pejeng Moon, [1] in Bali is the largest single-cast bronze kettle drum in the world. [2] and "the largest known relic from Southeast Asia's Bronze Age period." [3] It is "considered highly sacred by local people." [4] It is thought to be a relic of early rice cultivation rituals. [5]
Pejeng drums are Bronze Age kettledrums being made across the archipelago of Indonesia between the 1st and 2nd century AD. Examples include Moko drums in the island of Alor. Some scholars identify the design and decorations have their likely origin in the Đông Sơn culture of Vietnam. In Bali, the Moon of Pejeng is the largest drum of this type.
A moko. Moko are bronze kettledrums from Alor Island, Indonesia.While they have been found in several different locations in Indonesia, they are most famously associated with the island of Alor, where they have long been prized in ceremonial exchanges.
Pejeng is a village in Bali, Indonesia, in the Petanu River valley. It is a bit east of Ubud in Gianyar Regency. It is home to the Moon of Pejeng, the largest single-cast bronze kettle drum in the world. Pejeng is a rural area with extensive, and ancient, irrigated rice cultivation.
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Manikliyu, burial and Pejeng-type drum. In Manikliyu (west side of Bangli Regency), [11] a burial site was excavated in 1997 and 1998 which revealed two large sarcophagi and a bronze kettle drum, representing a unique burial system thus far unknown in Indonesia. The largest sarcophagus (length 206 cm, width 70 cm) is well preserved; the other ...
Why Ringo Starr’s NC-made Ludwig drums mean so much to him. Adam Bell. August 28, 2024 at 3:00 AM. Ask Ringo Starr about his decades-long love affair with Ludwig drums. Go ahead; we did. You ...