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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 295897, member: 2844"]I have several of those. Most of them represent Dewi Sri, the Javanese/Balinese Rice Goddess. The ones representing other Gods are quite rare.</p><p>Chinese cash coins were used a lot in Indonesia for small change. The Indonesian word for cash coins is kepeng.</p><p>Most of the kepeng statuettes were made for tourists. It is folk art. Traditionally they were temporary things, made for harvest celebrations. After the celebration they would lose their purpose. For harvest festivals they would always make new, fresh figurines, usually of pandan leaves. Old ones wouldn't do. The general name for harvest figurines is Cili.</p><p>Just keep it and enjoy it. Balinese people wouldn't know what to do if someone suddenly presented them with a Balinese souvenir. They would be very polite about it, but feel awkward.</p><p>But I'm looking forward to your post, love to see it, I can probably put a rough date on it. Some old Balinese souvenirs can be valuable.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 295897, member: 2844"]I have several of those. Most of them represent Dewi Sri, the Javanese/Balinese Rice Goddess. The ones representing other Gods are quite rare. Chinese cash coins were used a lot in Indonesia for small change. The Indonesian word for cash coins is kepeng. Most of the kepeng statuettes were made for tourists. It is folk art. Traditionally they were temporary things, made for harvest celebrations. After the celebration they would lose their purpose. For harvest festivals they would always make new, fresh figurines, usually of pandan leaves. Old ones wouldn't do. The general name for harvest figurines is Cili. Just keep it and enjoy it. Balinese people wouldn't know what to do if someone suddenly presented them with a Balinese souvenir. They would be very polite about it, but feel awkward. But I'm looking forward to your post, love to see it, I can probably put a rough date on it. Some old Balinese souvenirs can be valuable.[/QUOTE]
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