Site: Borobudur Temple Compounds. Location: Indonesia. Year Designated: 1991. Category: Cultural. Criteria: . Reason: Borobudur is the world's largest Buddhist monument and a priceless ancient "The Sculpture of Indonesia," organized by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, remains at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through Aug. 18. It was coordinated at the Met by Martin Lerner of Buddhism reached Indonesia by about the fifth century C.E., when the Mahayana and Vajrayana or Tantric schools of Buddhism were predominant. In the eighth and ninth centuries the main centres of activity were in central Java. The great Buddhist monument at Borobudur was built around 800, both a huge stupa and a mandala. The towering Asmat "bis" poles were made for these funeral feasts. The basic form of the bis is an openwork pole incorporating several ancestor figures and a winglike projection that represents the pole's phallus. In Asmat belief, no death was accidental. Each death was always caused by an enemy, either through headhunting raids or sorcery. HP0671 Rock Statue 55mm and 75mm One Pair Rare Stone Artifact Sculpture Figurine Apo Kayan Headhunter Borneo $ 680.00 $ 550.00. CORAL HAIRPIN headdresses Crown Sumba Indonesia Asia Asian Oceanic Art. Rated 5.00 out of 5 $ 400.00 $ 300.00. Add to cart-20%. Compare. Quick View. AT01250 HAIRPIN 210mm NAGA HEADDRESS Tribal Crown Comb Women Saraswati is an outdoor sculpture of the Hindu goddess of the same name, installed outside the Embassy of Indonesia in Embassy Row, Washington, D.C., in the United States. Description and history [ edit ] ARLiLC.

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