OGOH OGOH DECORATIVE SCULPTURE INDONESIA

A handmade wooden statue painted by hand too, featuring a monkey riding a dragon, typical scene of the carnival floats, used in the Ogoh Ogoh parade which is performed in Bali, one day before Nyepi, the Balinese New Year Eve, every March.

During sunset of that day (between 5pm and 6pm) the Balinese people parade the streets of their village with their gigantic statues, which took them approximately two months (and probably a whole lot of Bintangs) to build.

Ogoh-Ogohs are made of bamboo and paper and represent evil creatures. During the parade a passionate but deafening mixture of the kulkul, claxons, gamelan and drum music is played.

The idea is to make as much noise as possible to scare away evil spirits, to vanquish negative elements and create a balance with God, Mankind, and Nature. When the night finally comes, these gigantic statues are turned into flames, thus representing complete victory of Good over the Evil.

Ogoh Ogoh is part of the Slow reclaimed furniture collection.

SLOW RECLAIMED is a family of furniture by and large handmade of noble reclaimed teak in Indonesia. The collection is further complemented by handpicked accessories crafted from bamboo and reclaimed iron. Accessories such as lamps and shades fuse lightly with the quirky teak pieces.