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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 3375224, member: 2844&quot;]It is Balinese too and ca 1930s-40s.</p><p>It depicts monkey God Hanuman and Naga in a scene from the Hindu epic Ramayana. Naga is a typical Indonesian mythical snake/dragon mix.</p><p><br /></p><p>The story is as follows:</p><p>King Rama&#039;s wife Sita had been abducted by the demon king Ravanna. Hanuman was the loyal friend of king Rama, and he said he would free the fair Sita.</p><p>The Gods decided to test Hanuman before his quest to see if he was up to the job. Naga was sent by the Gods to test him. Your statue depicts the test.</p><p>When Hanuman proved worthy of his task, the Gods allowed him to continue.</p><p>Sadly Hanuman lost his life during his quest, but in the end Sita was freed and returned to her husband.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was carved in a village named Djati or Jati, which simply means teak, where they made mostly religious subjects, all in this style. The reason for mainly religious subjects was because it is considered a sacred place, because the first Hindu priest in Bali is said to have settled in Djati.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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