EditorialKris of a high-ranking dignitary, Sumatran kris with sheath, Sumatran kris with a corrugated blade adorned by the pamor technique and embossed with gold: diamond-shaped pattern of the crowned naga, the top of the blade ( ganja) is decorated with a myth...
EditorialKris of a high-ranking dignitary, Sumatran kris with sheath, Sumatran kris with a corrugated blade adorned by the pamor technique and embossed with gold: diamond-shaped pattern of the crowned naga, the top of the blade ( ganja) is decorated with a myth...
EditorialBeyond the rim of Rano Raku volcano are the small islands of Motu nui, Motu ity and Motu kaokao which played an important part in the Birdman-cult. Young boys had to descend the sheer slope of the volcano and fetch an egg of the sea-swallow from the is...