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Indonesia WWW Virtual Library

Anthropology and Culture

• The Anthropology of the Mentawai Islands
  A collection of articles and list of resources from the disciplinary perspective of social/cultural anthropology, having the Mentawai Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia, as their focus. Includes detailed ethnographic data and interpretations of key cultural practices of the indigenous inhabitants of the southern region of Siberut, the largest island in the group.
• Mandailing website; www.mandailing.org
  Mandailing history, migration, governance, cultural identity, arts and culture, music, built heritage, etc. of the Mandailing people in Malaysia as well as Indonesia. The website will be maintained by Aslam Fazal (aslam@surforever.com).
• Indonesian Heritage
  An exciting new site that promises much informative material based on solid scholarly information. Well worth a visit and perhaps even subscription. (ed.)

Art and Architecture

• Art Research Tours and International Studios (ARTIS), USA
  ARTIS is a nonprofit arts organization that hosts top-of-the-line summer study abroad programs in the studio arts and art history. Month long programs in Bali offer daily field trips and weekly out-of-town excursions. College credit and financial aid are available.
• Art-Pacific.com (includes art relating to Irian Jaya
  This site has regular features on traditional artefacts from across the Indonesian archipelago, Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea, and lists books, mags, and URL's on arts and travel/language guides for these two countries and China
• A Glimpse of Temples in Indonesia
  Information on temples in Central Java - Borobudur, Candi Mendut, Prambanan etc.
• Balinese Shadow Puppets
  Site maintained by Harlan Wallach, independant artist.
• Balinese Art Gallery
  Site maintained by Sandra Morton.
• Indonesian Art and Culture Training (Yogyakarta)
  These are really firendy guys - I'd recommend their mailing list too. The web pages feature "An integrated art and culture center provide training programs including the language, gamelan, dance, batik that combined with tour for students." Site contents: Home; Learning Indonesian; Indonesian Dances; Human Resources; The Foundation; Gallery; Edutainment; Edutourism. See also http://go.to/djoglo
• Marla Martlett's gallery of Indonesian textiles
  Whilst this is a commercial enterprise, the ikats on offer are worth having a look at.

The Cultural Past

• WWW-VL History: Indonesia
  A site edited by Eef Vermeij, The International Institute for Social History (IISH). Contents: Geography; Language; Reference Works - Research Tools; Archives; Libraries; Universities; Museums; Associations; Publishers & Bookdealers; Journals; Instruction; Materials; Chronology; Biography and Genealogy; History; Topics.
• De Indische Startpagina
  A large collection of links to sites about the former Netherlands-Indies. [With thanks to Vilan van de Loo]
• Mystical Illustrations from the text of Syaikh Ahmad al-Qusyasyi
  A sufi mystical text made available by the Manuscripta Indonesica project, Leiden University, the Netherlands. This text was taken by the Dutch expeditonary force to Aceh in 1874 and makes references to Ahmad al-Qushashi, an Indian mystic active in Medina in the seventeenth century

Language and Literature

• Anthology of Indonesia and Malaysia poems
  Indonesian poems, poets, essays and literature. (In Indonesian)
• Ethnologue Database - Indonesia
  Database of the languages of Indonesia
• Kitab Kitab Mulia
  A selection of traditional Malay works held at the ANU Library, site developed by Raimy Che' Ross.
• The Lontar Foundation
  A not for profit organisation promoting Indonesian literature, culture and artists.
• Malay Concordance Project (ANU)
  Although concentrating on classical Malay literature with texts featured as contributed by a number of leading academics, such works are equally a part of the "Indonesian" tradition. This site, assembled by Ian Proudfoot, is highly recommended for any scholar of Malay literature. See also site maintained by Remy Che' Ross below
• Syafedi Syafi's Indonesian-English on-line dictionary
  Located at the Illinois Institute of Technology, USA

Music and Dance

• Gamelan Mitra Kusuma
  "Gamelan Mitra Kusuma is a Balinese gamelan based in Washington DC and comprised of Americans, Indonesians, and others interested in the music and dance of Bali. Their website includes audio files as well as information about the group's activities.
• Gamelan Sekar Jaya
  "A thirty-five member ensemble of American musicians and dancers dedicated to the study and performance of Balinese music and dance."
• Seleh Notes: UK Gamelan Network
  Supplied note: "The homepage of the UK gamelan network magazine 'Seleh Notes', containing aricles about Javanese and Balinese performing arts in the UK, background articles about Indonesian music and culture and contact addresses for UK gamelan."