Collection
mapa da Indonésia e Timor

Indonesia / Timor

ROOMS – 23 | 24

Lying across the equator, the Republic of Indonesia is a group of archipelagos that spans a distance equal to one-eighth of the earth’s circumference. Indonesia is the fourth most populous nation and 922 of its 18,000 islands are inhabited. Java, home to the capital Jakarta, is the most populated island in the world and more than half of the country’s population reside here. Indonesia recognises over 360 ethnic groups speaking more than 700 languages and dialects of which the majority belong to the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian ethnolinguistic family. The Javanese make up approximately 40 percent of the population.

Indonesia takes its name from the Greek for ‘Indian Island’. Before Dutch colonisation, settlements consisted of numerous independent or semi-independent principalities. Excluding parts of Timor Island, the archipelagos of present-day Indonesia were unified as the Dutch East Indies, when the Dutch East India Company (Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, VOC. 1602–1796) came under state administration in 1800. In the early 20th century, the name ‘Indonesia’ was adopted by the pro-independence movement and was incorporated as the Republic of Indonesia when the colony gained independence in 1949.

Cinto

Belt

Leather, silver, silver coins Timor, 10th c. (early) Inv. CA-CFC.624

Pulseiras

Bracelets

Silver, gold Bali 19th c. Inv. CA-CFC.0555.1.2 Inv. CA-CFC. 556.1.2

Máscara de bobo

Clown mask

Wood, pigments, gold Central Java 19th c. Inv. CA-CFC.852

Adaga (Kris)

Dagger (Kris)

Iron, wood, Borneo diamonds, gold, lacquer Bali 19th c. Inv. CA-CFC.863

Adaga (Kris)

Dagger (Kris)

Iron, wood, ivory, Borneo diamonds, gold, lacquer Bali 19th c. Inv. CA-CFC.864

Brincos

Earrings

Silver, filigree Tetun, Timor Inv. CA-CFC.628.1.2 Inv. CA-CFC.629.1.2

Ornamento de cabeça

Head Ornament

Leather, gold, repoussé Minangkabau, West Sumatra 20th c. (early) Inv. CA-CFC.520

Máscara Rei Klana

King Klana mask

Wood, pigments gold, human hair Surakarta, central Java 19th c. Inv.CA-CFC.851

Kris e suporte

Kris and stand

Wood, iron, gold, Borneo diamonds, pigments Bali 19th c. Inv. CA-CFC.446

Pano de homem (Mau)

Man’s wrap (Mau)

Cotton, natural dyes Atoin Meto, Boti, Amanubuan, West Timor 19th c. (late) Inv. CA-CFC.1086

Nobleman’s Rings

Gold, rubies, Borneo diamonds, Bali Séc. XIX Inv. CA-CFC.552 Inv. CA-CFC.557 Inv. CA-CFC.558 Inv.CA-CFC.559

Pendente (Kalung)

Pendant (Kalung)

Gilt silver, filigree, granulation Minangkabau, West Sumatra 19th c. Inv. CA-CFC.517

Álbum de fotografias

Photo album

Jogyakarta, Central Java, Tassilo Adam (1878-1955), 1925-1926 Inv. CA-CFC.0488.1

Sarong(Sarung)

Sarong (Sarung)

Cotton, dyes, batik tulis Pekalongan, North Coast Java Signed Eliza (Lies) Van Zuylen c. 1915 Inv.CA-CFC.988

Xaile (Saledang)

Shawl (Saledang)

Silk, natural dyes, gold wrapped threads Minangkabau, Pariangan, West Sumatra 20th c. (early) Inv. CA-CFC. 939