Indian Antiquary Vol 61

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Charles E A W Oldham, S Krishnaswami Aiyangar, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarka
Publisher: Swati Publications

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Chota Nagpur, (2) noar Naharpali, a small station As a means of judging of the changes which western on the main Bengal-Nagpur railway, (3) in the contacts are bringing about among the Javanese. valloy of the Son in the Vindhyas, Mirzapur dist., Dr. Th. Pigeaud's survey of Javanese Literature accessiblo from the town of Ahraura, (4) about 2 during the last forty years is most useful. The author miles from the town of Hoshangabad. The paint. points out that by the commencement of the nineings consist of animals, men and signs. The colour, tios of last century the older goneration of Javanese as a rulo, appears to be rod or roddish-purple, though scholars, whose work was entirely stooped in tho a brown pigmont was sometimos usod. The style traditions of the past, had died out and a now period is mainly nuturalistic, though signs and patterns had commenced. Western schooling and the fac occur.
that especially the moro cultured among tho Java.
nose increasingly came to uso Dutch is their vohicle, Stono implements were collectod at or near the
tended to produco a set-back in the dovelopment of sites, though it does not appear that any really systomatic excavation was undertaken. This is to
Javanose literature, oven though respect for the
traditional past was never lost. Gradually, how. bo regretted, as the finds, as illustrated, represent
over, especially owing to the enlightened support and a very "mixed bag." Plate XII (b), No. 22, for
personal interest of several of the Javanese Princes, examplo, is apparently Lower Palæolithic in age
both in Surakarta and in Jogjakarta, a keener study and comparable with many similar specimens belong.
of and a moro active production of Javanese litera. ing to Series 1 (see Antiquity, Sept. 1930), which
ture revived. By a happy coincidence, articles have been found in the re-depositod laterito of
devotod rospectively to the 40-yoars jubilee of the Madras area : Plate XII (a) on the other hand
H. H. Princo Pakubuwana X, Susuhunan of Surais almost certainly much later in date and possibly to be referrod to Sories 4. Although the author in
karta, and the 25-years jubileo of H. H. Princo
Pakualam VII, of Jogjakarta, give one an opportucataloguing the spocimens has labellod many as
nity to judge of some of the waya in which these Palæolithic, it is not perhaps always certain that
Rulors and their prodoconsors have stimulated this appellation is correct. Much further work in
interest in an' the study of Javanese literaturo, art India's earliest prehistory is necessary before com
and antiquities. parisons with cultures from other far-distant areas can be reasonably attempted. Probably, too, it Music, the drama and dancing are regularly dealt would be advantageous if more collections of mate! with in Djiwi. In recent numbors Mr. H. Overrial from outside India could be distributed over the beck has devoted some interesting critical notes to country for comparative purposes. This could have | Dr. Ransera' The Origin
Dr. Rassers' The Origin of the Javanese Drama, boen easily arranged if a stupid law-as it seems to whilst Mr. and Mrs. Brandts Buys.Van Zyp, whoso the outsider-did not make it difficult to export studies in Indonesian music are well known, supply duplicates of archeological specimens out of India.
an interesting, illustrated account of "earth-harpa" At any rato tho outhor has done a fino pioce of and other string instruments in which the strings work, ovon if it would appear as yot dangorous to are stretched over holes in the ground and provided attempt any correlation of this Indian cave art with with ingenious sounding boards of various kinds. that found in Europe or Africa. He has given us a A propos of the Balinese musicians, whoso delightful monograph of facts which are of groat interest and gamelan music was enjoyed by thousands at last will provo of oven greater importance as our know year's Colonial Exhibition in Paris, the Dutch lodge incroasos.
musical critic, M. Matthys Vermeulen, and Dr. Jaap M. C. BURKITT. Kunat, the musicologist to the Dutch East Indian
Governmont, break a couple of lances with onthu.
siasm and vehemence, leaving the reader with the DJÄWX, bi-monthly journal of the Java Institute, strong desire to hear some more of the charming
publishod at Jogjakarta, Java, (July 1931 to Balinese music for himself. The essential features June 1932.)
and the wide popularity of Sundanese Dances are Tho latest numbers of Djiwd give proof of the
dealt with by Radon Ibrahim Singadilaga on the continued activity of the Java Instituto (of which
basis of an artiolo in Sundanese by M. Suriadiraja H. H. Princo Mangkunagara VII, of Surakarta, is
and I. Adiwijaya. the Prosident and Raden Adipati Professor Dr. With regard to ancient customs and traditions, Hugoin Djaya liningrat, the Chairman) in bringing further articles appear from the work of the lato important articles before the public and stimulating Haji Hasan Mustafa on The Adat (i.e., traditional) critical discussions, not only in respect of the anti- Customs of the Sundanese, while Raden Sujana quities and past institutions of Java, but also of all Tirtakusuma proves the survival to our day of some aspects of living Javanese culture. And since in of the ancient customs in his description of the Java, as in othor oastern countries, modern civili.
solemn procession of the sacred Blue Banner, which sation is rarely far divorced from past develop- was held last January in the city of Jogjakarta in monts, both sides of this Institute's activities blend order to mitigate, so it was faithfully baliovod by harmoniously.
thoss who urged the holding of this raro cora:nony,