B518 Ritual: Sanghyang Jaran

Title of artwork
B518 Ritual: Sanghyang Jaran
Date of work
February 28, 1938
Artist(s)
Ida Bagus Made Tibah
Locations
Batuan
Collected in ...
Bateson and Mead Collection
Private Collection, Los Angeles
Exhibition Marker
MoMA Bali exhibition
Catalog Number
B 518
Accession Number
43.957
Description
written on back, in Balinese but in Latin letters, in an unknown hand: Sangiang djaran, dangkerake dingkerik dipesisi. Ombak gede malegodan, ketoe dadi djaran poetih, tiang manoenas itje mangde kajoen Djerone masolah, masolah magoeroe wangsoel tepoek api tidong djedjek. TRANSLATION: Sangiang djaran, dancing happily by the shore. Large waves hiss (? malegodan), (ketoe?) becomes a white horse. I pray that You will desire to dance, dance as you have been taught (?), return walking on the fire, but not afraid (djedjek? djedjeh?).
Abstracted summary
Man rides hobbyhorse attacked to structure of feathers, fire around his feet, two men hold parasols over him; many people watch; across top, vend-ers offer food; pavilion with three women and man, upper left. AUDIENCE; INTERIOR; EXTERIOR; FIRE; TIPPED-UP; NIEUW-SEATED; BONNET-TURNED; COMMERCE; FOOD; CONFLICT; MOTHER AND CHILD; DPETH; NB frontal discussion poses are still pretty wayang, just sitting
Medium of production
ink on paper
Height (inches)
18.5
18.5