Saturday, February 24, 2018, Bali, Indonesia (family compound; wood, batik, & silver shops - Diane)

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Diane and two dozen others visited places of Bali’s colorful traditions, arts, and crafts. She enjoyed a scenic drive with her guide to Tohpati Village. Here, the island’s fabric dying tradition lives on at a batik factory. She admired the distinctive artistry and technique that go into producing the famous cloth. After time to purchase a keepsake, the group continued to Batuan Village to tour a traditional Balinese House Compound.  These communities were typically constructed to achieve harmony with the universe.  Each of its buildings serves a distinct function and such compounds are rarely found in modern Balinese life.  They walked with their guide to view a family temple, stand-alone houses, and rows of houses facing each other.  Next, they visited the village of Kemenuh, where skilled wood carvers demonstrated a craft once reserved for royal families and religious purposes. Finally, they explored the village of Celuk, home of silver and gold jewelers.


Batik "Factory"







Wood Shop
 Carvings from different woods.
Crocodile tree (see bark)


Silver and Gold Jewelers
 Orchids in court yard.




Family Compound
 Grandma and Grandpa's house and compound kitchen on left.
Kitchen.


 Dining area.
 Bedrooms for two sons plus wives and children.
  Bathrooms and storage building.
Daughter-in-law with baby.
Grandpa and baby.

Family pets - porcupines!
Fighting cocks in front (under cylindrical covers), laying hens in pens at back, family temple on left behind wall.
 Well under laundry scrub boards with laundry to rear.
Crypts of family member ashs gone on to next life.

 Family temple.


 Ceremonial hut for wedding, funeral, boy-to-manhood, etc celebrations.
Guide explaining daily offering of fruits, flowers, and palm fronds.
 Guards to the temple area.

Indonesians celebrate New Years on March 17.  From 6 PM on the 16th to 6 PM on the 17th they abstain from four things:  Work, travel (including air travel; families are confined to their family compounds), electricity, and entertainment (no TV, radio, computer use, etc).  Only exceptions are to hospitals and hotels.  Apparently streets are void of all traffic for the 24 hours.


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