The Queen They Made a Deal With — Nyi Roro Kidul and the Throne of Java
Every year, the palace sends her gifts. Fine cloth — jarik, kemben, poleng — arranged on woven bamboo trays and carried in procession down to Parangkusumo Beach on the southern coast of Java. Flowers. Food. Sometimes clippings of the Sultan’s own hair and nails. At the water’s edge, the offerings are set adrift into the…
