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Product ID: 78599

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10.2" W x 15.0" H

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Weight: 0.2 lbs

Palm leaf and bamboo

Ships from NOVICA Office in Indonesia.

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Palm leaf wall hanging, 'Ganesha, the Son of Siwa'

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Palm leaf wall hanging, 'Ganesha, the Son of Siwa'

Nengah Dika portrays Ganesha on a lontar (palm leaf) scroll in celebration of one of Bali's classic art forms. The lontar leaf has specific characteristics that enabled the ancient Balinese to develop a particular form of literature and painting. Dika selects dry lontar leaves, which he engraves with a fine chisel. Detailed and ornate, this portrait of Ganesha is admirable. Includes two bamboo rods for display.

The sacred man-elephant, Ganesha is the son of Siwa and Durga, and has the power to keep under control the occult forces that bring disaster upon humankind. In his four arms he holds a chain symbolizing the eternal quality of knowledge, a lontar palm book representing the source of accumulated knowledge, an axe and lash as the symbol to protect the world from evil and disaster.

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Nengah Dika

"The lontar tradition has been passed down from generation to generation since the times before paper existed."

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"My name is Nengah Dika, a lontar (palm leaf) craftsman from a village in eastern Bali. I was born on May 15, 1975. I have studied lontar art since I was twelve years of age.

"My father is member of a famous group of lontar craftsmen in our village. When I was little he often took me to the group where I'd watch the process of making lontar pieces step by step. The lontar tradition has been passed down from generation to generation since the times before paper existed. The pictures come from stories such as the Mahabharata and Ramayana and the Balinese calendar.

"My wife, Ni Luh Suryati, is a weaver: she discovered Novica before I did. They helped her promote her products and she found success on the website. One time, a tourist came to our art shop and said to my wife, 'I know you from the Novica website.' We were so proud and happy that art lovers around the world are recognizing our name and products. Thanks to Novica for this entire miracle for us!"

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