Bali Statue, Priest
Statue, Hindu priest, pedanda
Bali, Indonesia
Wood, polychrome paint
Height: 109 cm
1940–1950
Provenance: Dutch lady
Large polychrome wooden statue of a Balinese Hindu priest (Pedanda) from Bali, Indonesia, dating from around 1940–1950. The figure holds a lotus flower in one hand. He wears a necklace ( original of jenitri seeds,) a crown, earrings, and a beard. At the back of the crown is a garuda mungkur ornament. He is dressed in a yellow jacket decorated with floral motifs, together with a blue sarong and red trousers, also finely painted with flowers.
€ 1450
