Queer & Khmer

Dayak Warrior of Borneo. Studio Photograph, Early 20th Century

Shyness… Portrait of a Torajanese woman by Titus1ST on Flickr.

Tari Merak, peacock dance. Sundanese dance.

Balinese dancer, photo by Eliot Elisofon

Devi Dja "The Pavlova of the Orient"

From "Devi Dja’s Bali & Javanese Cultural Dancers"

Souvenir Book, Nicolas Editions Artistiques, Paris, 1940’s

Dayak Warrior, Borneo. Studio Portrait, 1920’s

Bali, 1970

Songket

ASEAN Community Couple wearing Songket of Aesan Gede, Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia

Aesan Gede is traditional wedding costumes of Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. It employs songket fabrics with silver and golden threads, also golden jewelries. This rich and luxurious costumes displays the grandeur of Srivijaya empire.

JAYAPURA at Night

ASEAN Community Skylines at night, Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia

How a traditional Balinese wood carver became a luxury guitar maker.

ASEAN Community Traditional Balinese woodcarving of guitar-making, Bali, Indonesia

the princess of dayak

ASEAN Community A Dayak traditional dancer, Indonesia

The Bali Island is famous to its beautiful beaches.  It also has several unique aspects related to the religions traditions. Balinese culture is a mix of Balinese Hindu/Buddhist religion and Balinese custom. The culture is perhaps most known for its dance, drama and sculpture. The culture is noted for its use of the gamelan in traditional dance. 

The Kecak dance is one of the traditional Balinese dances you could see here. There are some places to perform Kecak dance: Pura Taman Sari, Batu Bulan, Kesiman, Uluwatu, Tanah Lot, Pura Padang Kerta, Padang Tegal Kaja and Pura Batukaru.

ASEAN Community A female Balinese dancer, Bali, Indonesia

1920s Indonesia - Javanese Dancer

Ex-boyfriend’s wedding #Sunda #traditional #wedding #Indonesia #Sundanese

ASEAN Community Couples in Sundanese wedding, Indonesia

Asinan Bogor

(by The Samperuru)

ASEAN Community Asinan Bogor, Indonesia

The fruit asinan of Bogor city, West Java is preserved tropical fruits, such as raw mango, water apple, papaya, ambarella, jicama, nutmeg and pineapple served in sweet, hot and sour vinegar and chili sauce, sprinkled with peanuts.