2. Circumnavigation of Sumatra

Krui

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The Look<br /> <br /> All the villagers were watching a welcoming ceremony for us when we arrive at Krui in West Lampung Province, Sumatra. As I watched the crowd, this girl turned around and looked directly at me. I processed the photo with selective colour so she stood out from the others, since she stood out from the crowd when she turned and gave me The Look.<br /> <br /> More photos from Southwest Sumatra can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/0dYwSc">http://goo.gl/0dYwSc</a><br /> <br /> 17/03/14 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
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The Look

All the villagers were watching a welcoming ceremony for us when we arrive at Krui in West Lampung Province, Sumatra. As I watched the crowd, this girl turned around and looked directly at me. I processed the photo with selective colour so she stood out from the others, since she stood out from the crowd when she turned and gave me The Look.

More photos from Southwest Sumatra can be seen here: http://goo.gl/0dYwSc

17/03/14 http://www.allenfotowild.com

KruiLampung ProvinceSouthwest Sumatragirl giving 'The Look'

  • The Look<br /> <br /> All the villagers were watching a welcoming ceremony for us when we arrive at Krui in West Lampung Province, Sumatra. As I watched the crowd, this girl turned around and looked directly at me. I processed the photo with selective colour so she stood out from the others, since she stood out from the crowd when she turned and gave me The Look.<br /> <br /> More photos from Southwest Sumatra can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/0dYwSc">http://goo.gl/0dYwSc</a><br /> <br /> 17/03/14 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Villagers waiting to greet us at the dock, Krui, West Lampung, Sumatra
  • Harvest dance, Krui, West Lampung, Sumatra
  • The young girls from Krui, West Lampung, Sumatra
  • Honored guests with entertainers, Krui, West Lampung, Sumatra
  • Typical wooden house with spectators on balcony, near Liwa, West Lampung, Sumatra
  • A boy, his mom, and his hat.<br /> <br /> Several other photos from the welcome ceremony at Liwa, West Lamung, Sumatra, are posted here, as I try to catch up with my editing: <a href="http://goo.gl/7Xpcbx">http://goo.gl/7Xpcbx</a><br /> <br /> 21/03/14 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • The rarely seen Gending Sriwijaya dance<br /> <br /> Gending Sriwijaya is the official music of South Sumatra that celebrates the grandeur of its ancient past. Sriwijaya was a Buddhist kingdom in South Sumatra and the earliest historical record of its existence dates back to the 7th century. The Gending Sriwijaya song was written during the Japanese occupation of Sumatra and, after a period of being banned under President Soeharto, it is now used to accompany a welcoming dance (tari tanggai) for visiting dignitaries. <br /> <br /> According to protocol, 5 dancers are used for welcoming regional heads, 7 dancers for provincial governors, and 9 dancers for heads of state, including the President of Indonesia. As seen in the accompanying post <a href="http://goo.gl/XDCNeX">http://goo.gl/XDCNeX</a>), we had 7 dancers, and the formal betel nut box accompanying the dancers, each of whom had the traditional the long golden finger nails attached to each finger.<br /> <br /> Other photos of the welcoming ceremonies in Liwa, West Lampung, Sumatra can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/XDCNeX">http://goo.gl/XDCNeX</a><br /> <br /> 19/03/14 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Traditional welcome ceremony 'Gending Sriwijaya', Liwa, West Lampung, Sumatra<br /> <br /> The lead dancer of seven dancers is carrying the traditional betel nut box (tepak), and all the dancers are wearing long golden finger nails and beautiful songkets. Songkets are woven silk cloths with inlaid gold and silver threads. Songket weaving is done in two stages. First the basic cloth is woven and then the gold and silver decorations are inserted into the basic cloth, called "inlay weaving". South Sumatra is one of the famous songket production centers and antique songkets, made from real gold thread, can sell for thousands of dollars.
  • Gending Sriwijaya welcome dance with betel nut box and golden finger nails v1, Liwa, West Lampung, Sumatra<br /> <br /> V1 and V2 are two similar photos that show different hand positions that are part of this traditional dance.
  • Gending Sriwijaya welcome dance with betel nut box and golden finger nails v2, Liwa, West Lampung, Sumatra<br /> <br /> V1 and V2 are two similar photos that show different hand positions that are part of this traditional dance.
  • Woman headed to the welcome ceremonies with offerings carried on her head, Liwa, West Lampung, Sumatra
  • Woman heading to a welcome ceremony with offerings, Liwa, West Lampung, Sumatra
  • The rarely seen Gending Sriwijaya dance<br /> <br /> Gending Sriwijaya is the official music of South Sumatra that celebrates the grandeur of its ancient past. Sriwijaya was a Buddhist kingdom in South Sumatra and the earliest historical record of its existence dates back to the 7th century. The Gending Sriwijaya song was written during the Japanese occupation of Sumatra and, after a period of being banned under President Soeharto, it is now used to accompany a welcoming dance (tari tanggai) for visiting dignitaries. <br /> <br /> According to protocol, 5 dancers are used for welcoming regional heads, 7 dancers for provincial governors, and 9 dancers for heads of state, including the President of Indonesia. As seen in the accompanying post <a href="http://goo.gl/XDCNeX">http://goo.gl/XDCNeX</a>), we had 7 dancers, and the formal betel nut box accompanying the dancers, each of whom had the traditional the long golden finger nails attached to each finger.<br /> <br /> Other photos of the welcoming ceremonies in Liwa, West Lampung, Sumatra can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/XDCNeX">http://goo.gl/XDCNeX</a><br /> <br /> 19/03/14 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Moslem women's rebana music group, Liwa, West Lampung, Sumatra
  • Traditional house with local spectators at the windows, Liwa, West Lampung, Sumatra
  • Local dignitary at welcoming ceremony, Liwa, West Lampung, Sumatra
  • Well dressed matrons with children, Liwa, West Lampung, Sumatra
  • Mothers and children in the 'big house', Liwa, West Lampung, Sumatra
  • Local children in the 'big house' for a welcoming ceremony, Liwa, West Lampung, Sumatra
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