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Barong
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Region: Balinese people
Time Period: Unknown
Appearances in Literature: Tjalon Arang
Sources: Giants, Monsters and Dragons pg 40, "Risk, Ritual and Performance" by Leo Howe

Notes:

  • Huge, leering eyes, fangs, lolling and protruding tongue, long winding body
  • Appears in the play Tjalon Arang in which a widow / witch named Ranja is its enemy
  • Balinese dance-dramas called Calonarang featured Rangda, a witch, fighting the Barong and were put on either in bad times or during celebrations. It would start as a comedy, then Rangda would appear and fight, scaring the audiences. Performances were held near grave yards.

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