AM E076386 Bomakawya

Title of artwork
AM E076386 Bomakawya
Locations
Kamasan
Narrative
Bomantaka
Collected in ...
Australian Museum Collection
Anthony Forge Collection
Catalog Number
E076386
Description
Death of Boma
Abstracted summary
Dutch soldiers support right [ref reg], 1. The upper scene which dominates the painting depicts the conflict between Boma and Kresna, both in their terrifying pamurtian form. 2. Below to the left is a scene depicting a priest on the left in conversation with a king and another tree-trunk bearing figure on the right? 3. To the right of this scene is one in which a battle takes place between a monster on the left and a horse-riding warrior on the right who is backed by two Dutch soldiers? [ref PW 2005]
Medium of production
Painting on two sawn planks, mounted in Balinese painted wooden frame with metal hanging device; pigments on sawn wooden planks [ref reg]
Width (cm)
148