- Balanga Museum
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Coordinates: 2°11′43″S 113°54′6″E / 2.19528°S 113.90167°E
Balanga Museum 
Location in KalimantanEstablished 1973[1] Location Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia Balanga Museum is a museum in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. The museum has a notable collection of regional Indonesian artifacts, providing an insight into Kalimantan's indigenous cultures. The central building of the museum has items related to Ngaju ceremonies, and the museum has an array of musical instruments, facemasks, swords, porcelain pots and other ceramics.[2]
The museum also contains carved birthing stools and benches, slings and hammocks for babies and the sequined clothing for weddings. It also has a small collection of sandung or bonehouses next to the rows of gongs and musical instruments.[3]
References
- ^ Kreps, Christina F. (2003). Liberating Culture: Cross-Cultural Perspectives. on Museums, Curation and Heritage Preservation. ISBN 0415250250. http://books.google.com/books?id=loQTs0qgs_oC&pg=PA26&lpg=PA26&dq=Museum+Balanga++%22Palangka+Raya%22&source=bl&ots=ZTwSY1P2En&sig=LIiWesV7Q3mJ_be39vCv6NSa3u8&hl=en&ei=9AJuS7DbDZX-M4HShN0E&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CA8Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Museum%20Balanga%20%20%22Palangka%20Raya%22&f=false.
- ^ *Kalimantan World Guides
- ^ Palangkaraya Impressions
Categories:- Asian museum stubs
- Indonesian building and structure stubs
- Museums in Indonesia
- Buildings and structures in Central Kalimantan
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