Bali Painting, Teeth Filing
Painting, Metatah ceremony, teeth filing
Bali, Indonesia
Paint on cotton
Length: 67 cm, height: 55 cm
Mid 20th century
Traditional Balinese painting depicting the Hindu Metatah (teeth filing) ceremony, an important rite of passage marking the transition to adulthood. The scene shows a priest filing the teeth of a young woman during the ceremony. Thirteen women give presents and offerings.
Painted on cotton and dating to the mid-20th century, the work illustrates an important aspect of Balinese religious and cultural life.
€ 650
