Asak, Usaba Sumbu [09] (1973) [pembersihan] image

Sub-Collection: 4. 1972-1973 (Ramseyer, Schaareman, Seebass)
Format: Image
Occasion: Usaba Sumbu
Image Credit: Danker Schaareman
The photo shows a female village elder walking through the gambang ensemble while purifying the instruments with tirtha. It is part of a ritual during the Usaba Sumbu called “ngalisin”, purifying. The woman walks through the Pura Bale Agung and sprinkles tirtha while the gambang plays the Puh Pujaparwata. See track Asak, gambang, Pujaparwata [k1, k2, k3,k4] (1973) 003-09-10.

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Danker Schaareman