Baris dancers drinking beer, Bali (c. 1918)

Baris dancers drinking beer, Bali (c. 1918)

Baris is a family of traditional war dances of Bali, accompanied by gamelan, in which a dancers depict the feelings of a young warrior prior to battle, glorify the manhood of the triumphant Balinese warrior, and display the sublimity of his commanding presence. Baris literally means line or file, referring to the line of soldiers who served the rajas of Bali.