Really! I wouldn't even bring myself to my own National Museum back home...and to think I am visiting the Museum in Jakarta! But, I suppose it would be good to understand the type of exhibits that each country regard as part of their cultural heritage.
This rather foreboding sculpture was made out a solid tree; tens of intricately carved figurines, most of them quite eerie by my standards, and reminded me of demonic images from nightmares.
This was the entrance to the museum exhibit. The charge for entry was 10,000rp, I think, plus another 10,000rp if you wanted to bring in your camera. Hm.
The bust was that of Mrs Sukarno, the very first, first lady of Indonesia.
The Museum looked empty and lacking because of the sheer size of the rooms, and thus, there was a crying need to increase the number of exhibits if only to fill up the echo in the dimly litted rooms.
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