B548 Sorcery: a woman transforming herself into a witch.

Title of artwork
B548 Sorcery: a woman transforming herself into a witch.
Date of work
February 2, 1938
Artist(s)
Ida Bagus Nyoman Ceta
Locations
Batuan
Bibliographic references
Balinese Character: A Photographic Analysis. Bateson, Gregory, Mead, Margaret, 1942
Collected in ...
Bateson and Mead Collection
Private Collection, Los Angeles
Exhibition Marker
MoMA Bali exhibition
Catalog Number
B 548
Photo credit
The Photographer Princeton
Description
WOMAN; DANCE; BLACK-FILL; MINI-ALTAR; OFFERING CIRCLE; MAGIC SINGLE; LEYAK
Abstracted summary
Woman dances before the witch shrine, the first and last fingers of her left hand are out and stiff while the rest and the thumb folded together; left foot on chicken, right foot raised.
Medium of production
ink on paper
Height (inches)
6
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