1.1 Yul Brynner as the king in the 1951 production of The King and I 11
1.2 King Mongkut (Rama IV) and Prince Chulalongkorn, c.1866 12
2.1 Group portrait in Bandung of the regents of Priangan, 1912 31
2.2 Tembang Sunda performance at the studios of Radio Republik Indonesia, 2018 38
2.3 Pa Bidin dances tari kursus in Sumedang, 1981 41
3.1 Location of Kampung Gelgel, Kepaon, Nyuling and Sindu, Bali 47
3.2 Rebana performance at Puri Karangasem, 2011 57
3.3 Rudat performers at the pelebon of Puri Sidemen, 2016 61
6.1 Khrueangsai pii chawaa ensemble, with Khruu Piip Khonglaithong playing pii and Khruu Jeeraphon Petchsom playing jakhee, performing at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand 117
6.2 Locations of current and former khrueangsai pii chawaa ensembles within the Fine Arts Department system 126
6.3 Khruu Jeeraphon’s khrueangsai pii chawaa ensemble from Roi Et with a singer from the Fine Arts Department, Bangkok, performing for Khruu Sinlapi Tramote’s funeral in Bangkok 129
8.1 Detail of Chin Silapabanleng’s name written on the underside of a rammana (
8.2 The cover of the commemorative book made for Khunying Chin Silapabanleng’s cremation, with an image of the Silapabanleng family thoon (
8.3 Busker playing khlui (
9.1 The face of boma kala protective spirit adorns the carved trompong kettle gong-row casing of the gamelan gong gede at the royal Pemecutan palace, Denpasar 183
9.2 The gamelan leader I Nyoman Mandika from the community of Pemedilan, long in the service of the royal palace of Pemecutan 192
9.3 One of two pairs of jegogan metallophones being played by a single musician during the wedding of Anak Agung Ngurah Agung Damar Negara at the Pemecutan palace, Denpasar, 27 October 2002 194
10.1 Referenced locations: 1) Sigi kingdom, 2) Banawa kingdom, 3) Sindue kingdom, 4) Tawaili kingdom, 5) Parigi kingdom, 6) Palu kingdom, 7) Lindu Lake 208
10.2 ‘Priesters in boombastkleding, vermoedelijk te Bore of Sigi bij Paloe’, c.1930 [Priests in barkcloth, presumably of Bora or Sigi in Palu] 210
10.3 ‘Dansende vrouwen te Parigi’, c.1903 [Dancing women of Parigi] 216
10.4 Hasan Bahasyuan as the male dancer among the ensemble for pajoge maradika 217
10.5 (Left) Welcome reception with Samsurizal Tombolotutu, Hamengkubuwono X, the Parigi kingdom magau (king) and the vice governor; (right) three-metre-tall banner placed at the entrance of the ceremony’s venue 221
10.6 Pajoge maradika, Istana Bogor, 1961 224
11.1 Prince Panji teaching an Indian instrument, vina 230
11.2 Bhīma in conversation with Siva, Candi Sukuh 242