B601, AMNH 70.3/4200 Story of the kelesih

Title of artwork	B601, AMNH 70.3/4200 Story of the kelesih
Date of work	February 21, 1939
Artist(s)	Ida Bagus Nyoman Raka Ceti
Locations	Painted at > Batuan
Collected in ...	Was previously collected in > Bateson and Mead Collection Is currently collected in > American Museum of Natural History Collection
Exhibition Marker	Was exhibited in > MoMA Bali exhibition
Catalog Number	43.935
Accession Number	70.3/4200
Description	Story of the kelesih; humans and animals track down an ant-eater -- "Three scenes: Satua kelesih, Satua Raden Galuh & bojog, men hunting"
Abstracted summary	Bateson card entry has Tantri, but 1943 exhibit list give 'kelesih' title (kelesih is an ant-eater), which clearly indicates the central figure in this forest scene. The AMNH entry has the date of '21 Feb 1939, whereas the card entry has 2/3/36. The latter date seems more likely, since Ceti's early works were much rougher in their execution.
Medium of production	ink on paper
Height (cm)	50.3
Width (cm)	49.7