This online exhibition explores Balinese ceremonies that mark major stages in an individual’s life— Nelubulanin and Otonan (three-month and one-year ceremonies, respectively), Metatah and Menik Kelih (coming-of-age ceremonies), and Ngaben (cremation ceremony). Videos and in-depth research on key ceremonial objects and textiles offer unique insight into these ceremonies.
This project was featured in the Fabricating Power with Balinese Textiles exhibition held at the Bard Graduate Center Gallery February 23–July 8, 2018.
Digital Interactive
Credits
Fabricating Power with Balinese Textiles was on view at Bard Graduate Center Gallery from February 23 to July 8, 2018.
The digital interactive was designed by CHIPS, in collaboration with Jesse Merandy, director of the Digital Media Lab, Bard Graduate Center.
This project was developed by Urmila Mohan, Bard Graduate Center/American Museum of Natural History Postdoctoral Fellow in Museum Anthropology, with Bard Graduate Center students Daisy Adams, Emily Cormack, Jaime Ding, Gaia Lettere, Carson Wos, and Joyce Zhou.
Support for Fabricating Power with Balinese Textiles is generously provided by The Coby Foundation, LTD.
