The Moon of Pejeng, also known as the Pejeng Moon,[1] in Bali is the largest single-cast bronze kettle drum in the world.[2] and "the largest known relic from Southeast Asia's Bronze Age period."[3] It is "considered highly sacred by local people."[4] It is thought to be a relic of early rice cultivation rituals.[5]
The drum is 186.6 centimetres (73.5 in) high and the diameter of the tympano is 160 centimetres (63 in).[6] It is kept at Pura Penataran Sasih Temple in Pejeng, near Ubud,[3] in the Petauan River valley which, along with the adjacent Pakerisan River valley, forms the heartland of South Bali where complex irrigated rice culture first evolved on the island.[7]
Its large mould was also found on the island.[8]
- ^ For a thorough scholarly analysis of the Pejeng Moon and the type of drum named after it, see August Johan Bernet Kempers, "The Pejeng type," The Kettledrums of Southeast Asia: A Bronze Age World and Its Aftermath (Taylor & Francis, 1988), 327-340.
- ^ Iain Stewart and Ryan Ver Berkmoes, Bali & Lombok (Lonely Planet, 2007), 203
- ^ a b Rita A. Widiadana, "Get in touch with Bali's cultural heritage Archived 2009-07-05 at the Wayback Machine," The Jakarta Post (06/06/2002).
- ^ Christopher Hill, Survival and Change: Three Generations of Balinese Painters (Pandanus, 2006), 3.
- ^ Ambra Calo (October 2008). "Pejeng Type Bronze Drums and their Possible Role in Early Rice Cults in Bali". fas.nus.edu.sg. Archived from the original on 26 July 2009. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Gedong Arca Museum". Archived from the original on 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2024-05-11.