Winged cremation towers, bade (or wadah). The large arch suggests this is Gianyar, probably Ubud. This is the tower which takes the deceased body from the house to the graveyard. It is decorated with Boma heads.
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object | ARC/HMG/CM/009/001/F15/087
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Hart Museum Visitor Books
object | ARC/HAR/003/055
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Black and white negative centred one-point perspective view of tree-lined canal
object | ARC/GUP/005/082
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Colour slide of large building in grassy landscape with trees
object | ARC/GUP/006/175
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