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MUSIC THE BARIS The ritual baris gede, baris tumbak, has an exorcizing character and is invariably danced at important cremations and in the feasts of the un-Javanized villages. It appears to be a native of Bali. There A particularly magic baris, called baris tekok djago, in which the dancers are dressed in magic black and white chequered cloth (pollen) and gringsing scarfs, which is prescribed for cremations in badung; but in Sanur there is a group that dances in all-white clothes. The characteristic part of the baris costume is the head-dress with its high triangle of white cloth (udeng-udengan), worn at the back of the head, and a diadem of fresh tjempaka flowers in the front, set in wires and arranged in rows, ending in spirals at each side of the head. The dancer of baris pendet wears skin-tight trousers (djaler) and a little coat with tight sleeves ( kwatji ) . Over his breast a scarf (umpaI) is tied, and from it hang many narrow strips (IeIantjar) of cloth overlaid with goldleaf, giving the dancer the aspect of an enormous gilt cabbage. On his back he wears a kris with gold handle. The word baris means " in line," " military formation."
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