Bali - Paradise In Indonesia


Informations	Beautiful Places	Handicrafts	Furnitures	Stones
	Air Sanih Alas Kedaton Amed Bangli Banjar Batubulan Batukaru Batur Bedugul Besakih Bona Bukit Jambul Candi Dasa Canggu Celuk Delod Berawah Denpasar Gianyar Gilimanuk Gitgit Goa Gajah Goa Lawah Gunung Kawi Jatiluwih Jimbaran Jungutbatu Kamasan Bedugul Botanical Garden Kerambitan Kintamani Kusamba Kuta Lovina Mas Medewi Menjangan Island Negara Nusa Dua Padangbai Pancasari Pejeng Peliatan Penelokan Pulaki Putung Rambut Siwi Sangeh Sanur Sayan Selat Iseh Semarapura Klungkung Serangan Island Singaraja Sukawati Suluban Tabanan Tampaksiring Tanah Lot Tenganan Tirta Gangga Toya Bungkah Trunyan Tulamben Ubud Uluwatu West Bali National Park Yeh Pulu	ANTIQUE SIGNBOARDS Wooden framed signboards and menu boards decorated with hand painted antique logos with wood carved raised highlights. Choose from our selection or design your own. BALI KITES Made from sail cloth these dimensional works of art feature various creatures and animals. If flying kites is not your passion Bali kites also make excellent wall hangings BASKETS BEADED Ata fiber baskets with tiny glass bead decoration. BASKETS WOVEN Bali handicrafts made from traditionally tightly woven palm leaf baskets BOOK ENDS Brightly painted Toy animals as bookends CALENDARS Calendar blocks handicrafts CANE MODELS The art of rattan. Woven miniature and life size rattan models. CARTOONS The cool dude collection CHESS SETS Carved stone and wooden chess sets. CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS Carved painted wooden Christmas decorations. DRUMS.Various size Djembe drums carved and plain made from Mahogany wood. EGG PAINTING Duck eggs, hen eggs and Ostrich eggs intricately hand painted. FLOWERS ( COCONUT ) Realistic flowers made from palm leaf. FLOWERS ( WOODEN ) Realistic hand painted carved wooden flowers and stems. LETTER HOLDERS Envelope and letter storage devices INLAYED SHELL PRODUCTS Decorative boxes with shell slivers set in wood. MASKS BALI From the master mask carvers of Bali beautifully painted masks for your pleasure. MASKS LOMBOK Traditional Tribal masks from the Island of Lombok MASKS MOON Masks worn by beings from the dark side of the moon. MINIATURE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Miniature Guitars and Drums sets perfect in every detail. Gibson, Fender, Tama, Pearl etc. PHOTO ALBUMS Handicraft Photo albums, Banana leaf books and stationary from recycled paper with leaf and bark covers PHOTO FRAMES International sized photo frames with Leaf, resin, coral and mother of pearl borders. PIGGY BANKS Hand carved Piggy banks with an animal theme. PRIMITIVE DESIGNS Primitive Indonesian Arts and crafts, wooden statues and bowls with rattan highlights. ROCKING HORSES Stately and Crafter wooden rocking horses. AIRBRUSHED SURFBOARDS Miniature and full sized surfboards with airbrushed beach and surf scenes. PAINTED TREES Brightly painted miniature and monstrous kitset cactuses and palm trees. WIND DANCERS Bamboo chimes, dream catchers and wind dancers. WOODEN FRUIT. Realistic Carved painted wooden fruits.	CLASSIC and CONTEMPORARY INDONESIAN FURNITURE STYLES. BAMBOO with TEAK FURNITURE Combination Teak-Bamboo furniture combines the elements to create a unique classical yet contemporary furniture style for Dining, Bedroom and Lounge environments. BANANA LEAF FURNITURE Banana Leaf is rolled and dried to create a sturdy rope in various thicknesses, The finished product is then woven onto metal or wooden frames and lacquered for durability. BALI RATTAN FURNITURE Bali Woven furniture utilizes various organic materials including. Water Hyacinth, Sea Grass, Banana Leaf, Rattan, Cane and Wicker for traditional and contemporary furniture construction. A combination of all of the above elements can be used to create texture variations. SYNTHETIC RATTAN FURNITURE Inspired by the need to create a truly outdoor all weather woven furniture. Synthetic Rattan in stylish colors and unique designs breaks the mold. UV resistant fiber woven over welded aluminum frames ensure a fade free lifetime for your outdoor ensemble. INDONESIAN TEAK FURNITURE Classic Teak furniture from Indonesia. Finished for indoors and outdoors, Products include Folding chairs and tables, Entertainment cabinets, patio furniture, sun-beds, dining and bedroom items. 700 Stock products to choose from. PLANTATION TEAK & LEATHER Hard wearing Leather on "Classic" and "Contemporary" teak furniture designs. RECYCLED TEAK FURNITURE Rustic and Recycled Teak furniture from Bali and Java DESIGNER FURNITURE COLLECTION This Modern styling incorporates solid construction from a lesser known wood species " . EB3D MODULAR FURNITURE COLLECTION Ultra Modern modular design constructed from teak block incorporating sleek finishing with natural and organic highlights creating a line of furniture that is both affordable and luxurious. MARBLE FURNITURE Long lasting solid cool from centuries past. TEAK ROOT FURNITURE Roots of teak trees crafted into unique furniture pieces. No two items are alike. MODULAR STONE TABLES Bali Stone and Glass modular tables and shelves .Choose from our stock collection or design your own. CARVED ANIMAL TABLES Unique Coffee / Side tables and Dining tables carved from wood featuring Animal, Fish and Human themes. UNIQUE UPHOLSTERED THEME CHAIRS Unique Chairs in the shape of Hands and Flowers.	BALI STONE and BALINESE STONE CARVING: Contemporary forms of Bali stone carvings are widespread, influenced by western design and demand utilizing materials of granite, sandstone, marble and lava stone finished for both indoor and outdoor use. BALINESE STONE STATUES Modern and traditional Bali stone carving of abstract and Balinese statues. STONE PLANTERS Balinese Stone planters for Indoor or Outdoor use. Ideal for garden and landscaping projects.. MOSAIC PLANTERS Mosaic Stone planters and pots, Pebble pots and bowls, STONE LAMP HOUSINGS Bali Stone lamp housings and outdoor lamp shades for landscapers and garden environments. ONYX VASES AND LAMPS Unique translucent Onyx stone Vases and Lampshades. MOSAIC STONE TILES Natural Ocean Stones, River pebbles and Marble glued to nylon mesh for decorative flooring tiles. Ideal for Garden centers, Project landscaping contractors and DIY decorators. Buy in Bulk! BALI STONE BLOCKS Balinese stone blocks carved from White stone ideal for architectural highlights walls and fences. LOOSE PEBBLES Balistones, Rocks and Pebbles washed - graded bagged and boxed river and beach stones. Ideal for landscaping, garden edging and interior decorating applications. STONE PAVING Handmade and quarried paving stones and cladding made from exotic Bali stone. WALL PLAQUES Borobudor Temple stone wall relief plaques with wooden frames. BALI CARVED STONE MURALS Made to Order Balinese stone walls with relief stone carving for entranceways, lobbies and architectural highlights. STONE TABLES Carved stone furniture, Modular stone tables with beveled glass tops, stone shelves and storage. BALINESE WATER FEATURES Bali stone water features, Marble, Glass, Terrazzo and Textured Concrete water features. Vertical and horizontal water courses. STONE ARCHITECTURE Made to order custom Balinese Architecture stone carvings and western architectural elements. MARBLE FLOORING Experience the cool elegance of Indonesian marble flooring tiles. TERRAZZO FLOORING Terrazzo flooring tiles. TERRAZZO DECOR ITEMS Terrazzo decor including vases and lamps STONE WASHBASINS River rocks fashioned into unique hand basins
Bali Culture and Customs Each stage of Balinese life is marked by a series of ceremonies and rituals known as Manusa Yadnya. They contribute to the rich, varied and active life the average Balinese leads. Birth The first ceremony of Balinese life takes place even before birth. Another ceremony takes place soon after the birth, during which the afterbirth is buried with appropriate offerings. The first major ceremony takes place halfway through the baby's first Balinese year of 210 days. Names Basically the Balinese only have four first names. The first child is Wayan or Putu, the second child is Made or Kadek, the third is Nyoman or Komang and the fourth is Ketut. The fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth will be another Wayan, Made, Nyoman, Ketut and Wayan again. Childhood The Balinese certainly love children and they have plenty of them to prove it. Coping with a large family is made much easier by the policy of putting younger children in the care of older ones. After the ceremonies of babyhood come ceremonies marking the stages of childhood and puberty, including the important tooth-filing ceremony. Marriage Every Balinese expects to marry and raise a family, and marriage takes places at a comparatively young age. Marriages are not, in general, arranged as they are in many other Asian communities although strict rules apply to marriages between the castes. There are two basic forms of marriage in Bali - mapadik and ngorod. The respectable form, in which the family of the man visit the family of the woman and politely propose that the marriage take place, is mapadik. The Balinese, however, like their fun and often prefer marriage by elopement (ngorod) as the most exciting option. Of course, the Balinese are also a practical people so nobody is too surprised when the young man spirits away his bride-to-be, even if she loudly protests about being kidnapped. The couple go into hiding and somehow the girl's parents, no matter how assiduously they search, never manage to find her. Eventually the couple re-emerge, announce that it is too late to stop them now, the marriage is officially recognized and everybody has had a lot of fun and games. Marriage by elopement has another advantage apart from being exciting and mildly heroic it's cheaper. The Household There are many modern Balinese houses, but there are still a great number of traditional Balinese homes. The streets of Ubud; nearly every house will follow the same traditional walled design. Men & Women There are certain tasks clearly to be handled by women, and others reserved for men. Social life in Bali is relatively free and easy. In Balinese leisure activities the roles are also sex differentiated. Both men and women dance but only men play the gamelan. Today you do see some women painters, sculptors, and woodcarvers. Community Life Balinese have an amazingly active and organized village life. You simply cannot be a faceless nonentity in Bali. You can't help but get to know your neighbors as your life is so entwined and interrelated with theirs. Death & Cremation There are ceremonies for every stage of Balinese life but often the last ceremony-cremation-is the biggest. A Balinese cremation can be an amazing, spectacular, colorful, noisy and exciting event. In fact it often takes so long to organize a cremation that years have passed since the death. During that time the body is temporarily buried. Of course an auspicious day must be chosen for the cremation and since a big cremation can be very expensive business many less wealthy people may take the opportunity of joining in at a larger cremation and sending their own dead on their way at the same time. Brahmans, however, must be cremated immediately. Apart from being yet another occasion for Balinese noise and confusion it's a fine opportunity to observe the incredible energy the Balinese put into creating real works of art which are totally ephemeral. A lot more than a body gets burnt at the cremation. The body is carried from the burial ground (or from the deceased's home if it's an 'immediate' cremation) to the cremation ground in a high, multi-tiered tower made of bamboo, paper, string, tinsel, silk, cloth, mirrors, flowers and anything else bright and colorful you can think of. The tower is carried on the shoulders of a group of men, the size of the group depending on the importance of the deceased and hence the size of the tower. The funeral of a former rajah high priest may require hundreds of men to tote the tower. A long the way to the cremation ground certain precautions must be taken to ensure that the deceased's spirit does not find its way back home. Loose spirits around the house can be a real nuisance. To ensure this doesn't happen requires getting the spirits confused as to their whereabouts, which you do by shaking the tower, running it around in circles, spinning it around, throwing water at it, generally making the trip to the cremation ground anything but a stately funeral crawl. Meanwhile, there's likely to be a priest halfway up to tower, hanging on grimly as it sways back and forth, and doing his best to soak bystanders with holy water. A gamelan sprints along behind, providing a suitably exciting musical accompaniment. Camera-toting tourists get all but run down and once again the Balinese prove that ceremonies and religion are there to be enjoyed. At the cremation ground the body is transferred to a funeral sarcophagus, this should be in the shape of a bull for a Brahmana, a winged lion for a Satria and a sort of elephant-fish for a Sudra. These days, however, almost anybody from the higher castes will use a bull. Finally up it all goes in flames funeral tower, sarcophagus, body, the lot. The eldest son does his duty by poking through the ashes to ensure that there are no bits of body left unburned. And where does your soul go after your cremation? Why, to a heaven which is just like Bali!

Bali Culture and Customs

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