A Glimpse of Barong
Monday, March 31st, 2008 by Sidarta WijayaBarong is a portrayal of a mythical monster that is animated by two men, one manipulating the mask, the other the hind end. Barong has a long, sagging body built on a framework of bamboo that is covered with various kinds of material according to the animal whose mask it wears. The barong masks that are widely used are tiger (macan), wild boar (bangkal), lion (singa), elephant (gajah), cow (lembu), and the most commonly used is ket correspond to unknown animal but it is universally known as Banaspati Raja, Sovereign Lord of the forest.
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