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Putri Prihatini
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I blog about Tolkien from Indonesia. Love folklore, books, movies. East Javanese living in East Borneo. She/Her. Banner by Amar Alfikar. I want Free Palestine and transphobes getting shat on by vengeful pigeons.

My blog: https://putri2wotan.wordpress.com/
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Putri Prihatini @putriprihatini.bsky.social · Nov 13
I made many threads that I love on X. Will take a while to move them here, so give me time💚 They include:

- Tolkien and folklore
- Favorite Tolkien's letters
- Folklore and culture esp. Southeast Asia
- Book recs by Palestinian authors
- Indonesian vintage LGBTQ zines
- Javanese cat manuscript
A bare-chested male dancer grimacing in pain as he is stabbing himself with a traditional blade (keris) during Barong Dance, with the Barong creature that resembles a giant lion with long teeth and adorned by golden crown and necklace looming behind him. Cover for My First and Only Love by Sahar Khalifeh. It is turquoise and depicts two Palestinian women in traditional dresses and headdresses picking olives. A cover art of Jaka zine, first edition, featuring an artwork of two Javanese male wayang puppet figures, side by side. There is a triangle-like structure that symbolizes a mountain in Javanese wayang performance.
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Downtown malls in my hometown always have either the most adorable or the most unhinged decorations. Capybara Christmas tree is the only one that I actually want to take home so far.
A photo of a Christmas tree created from small capybara plushies arranged in circular rows. They are surrounded by lights and there ia a star with small colorful lights on top. A close up from the capybara Christmas tree depicting to capybara plushies sleeping side by side, wrapped by a string of lights.
January 2, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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Starting 2026 with the new Indonesian translation of Prof. Saskia Wieringa's "A Political Biography of the Indonesian Lesbian, Bisexual, and Trans Movement". Published by indie publisher Komunitas Bambu, the goal is to make Indonesian queer history resources more accessible. #Booksky
A book titled Lesbian, Biseksual, Trans: Sejarah Gerakan Politik di Indonesia by Saskia E. Wieringa. The cover is pink with an illustration of a woman in Javanese wayang orang dress: sleeveless top, batik skirt, long sash, fan-like crown, and bow and arrow. Next to the book is a coconut-shaped mug and a notebook with keffiyeh motif.
January 1, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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In Passiliran, an ancient burial rite for a newborn baby in Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi, "the end" for a baby means returning to the place of safety and comfort. A tarra tree served as the grave, symbolizing the return of the baby's soul into a safe womb, with the sap as milk. 🧵1/3

#WyrdWednesday
A photograph of the large trunk of a burial tree in Kambira, surrounded by bamboo fence. The trunk has dried palm fiber panels covering the holes for babies. A photograph of the large trunk of a burial tree in Kambira, surrounded by bamboo groves. The trunk has dried palm fiber panels covering the holes for babies.
December 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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In Passiliran, an ancient burial rite for a newborn baby in Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi, "the end" for a baby means returning to the place of safety and comfort. A tarra tree served as the grave, symbolizing the return of the baby's soul into a safe womb, with the sap as milk. 🧵1/3

#WyrdWednesday
A photograph of the large trunk of a burial tree in Kambira, surrounded by bamboo fence. The trunk has dried palm fiber panels covering the holes for babies. A photograph of the large trunk of a burial tree in Kambira, surrounded by bamboo groves. The trunk has dried palm fiber panels covering the holes for babies.
December 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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A map of Rohan, Gondor and Mordor with Tolkien's handwriting on the plot notes for The Lord of the Rings, Book V (1944). Tolkien made these notes to coordinate the plot with the map and the phases of the moon.

- The Tolkien Estate Ltd; Bodleian Library

#TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday
A crude drawing of a map drawn with pencil, with grid boxes on top of it. Above the map is Tolkien's handwritten text that describes the scene where Gandalf and Pippin rode to Minas Tirith.
December 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Made this for my IG where I mostly post things book-related. I only shared the relatively recent titles of these 9 Palestinian Christian authors, but you should check out their other works too! (Mitri Raheb, Munther Isaac, and Naim Ateek, for example, have written tons of books). 1/3 #Booksky
A Christmas-themed slide with texts that say "Books by Palestinian Christian Authors" (list by Putri Prihatini). Christ in the Rubble: Faith, the Bible, and the Genocide in Gaza (2025). Lutheran Pastor Munther Isaac, who is based in the West Bank, combined his theology knowledge and daily experiences to challenges Western Christians' uncritical embrace of Zionist theology and politics, which supports the continuation of a colonial project with nineteenth-century roots Decolonizing Palestine: The Land, The People, The Bible (2023). The newest book by pastor, theologian, and founder of Dar al-Kalima University, Mitri Raheb. He challenges the weaponization of biblical texts to support colonialism and occupation, which essentially benefits anyone who seeks to subjugate Palestinian identity, including Palestinian Christians. Call and Commitment: A Journey of Faith from Nakba to Palestinian Liberation Theology (2023). Palestinian Anglican priest Naim Ateek described how his lifetime experiences witnessing the displacement and oppression toward Palestinian people had led him to have a resonant journey of faith. It shaped him into one of the leading campaigners of Palestinian liberation theology.
December 27, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays 💚

🎨: Holy Family in an Olive Grove, Palestinian Family, and two versions of Mother and Child by Sliman Mansour (b. 1947), a Palestinian artist who uses traditional motif and textile in his works; one of the pioneers of art for liberation movement in Palestine.
A painting of Mary, Joseph, and child Jesus in traditional Palestinian robes and dresses, decorated with colorful embroideries. There are halos behind their heads and Jesus wears a keffiyeh around his neck. There are olive trees and rock wall behind them. A painting of Mary, Joseph, and child Jesus in traditional Palestinian robes and dresses, decorated with colorful embroideries. There are halos behind their heads and Jesus wears a keffiyeh around his neck. A painting of Mary wearing a red headscarf and blue Palestinian dress decorated with colorful chest panel embroideries. She holds baby Jesus wrapped in keffiyeh with the image of Jerusalem behind her. There are halos behind their heads. A painting of Mary wearing a white robe and blue Palestinian dress decorated with colorful chest panel embroideries. She holds baby Jesus wrapped in her white robe, with the image of Jerusalem behind her.
December 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Ganjuran, a Catholic Church in Bantul, Yogyakarta, central region of Java, is known for Javanese-influenced designs, such as the Joglo architecture (ornate wooden house), a main shrine resembling ancient temple, wayang figures as angels, and its style of Eucharistic procession. 1/3

#WyrdWednesday
The exterior of Ganjuran Church, with triangular roof style called Limasan, green and gold supporting pillars, and semi-open church interior. The yard has a cobblestone floor with several trees. An Eucharistic procession in front of the outdoor shrine at Ganjuran Church. Everyone in the procession wears traditional Javanese tunic, blangkon or caps, and batik sarongs. One of them carries a large traditional parasol to protect the procession leader. The high altar of Ganjuran Church, with image of fire above the pulpit surrounded by gold, red, and green carvings. Two angels in wayang style are depicted sitting with their hands clasped in front of their chests and their heads bowed in supplication. The main shrine in Ganjuran Church yard. It is shaped like Hindu temple made of volcanic stone, with tiered roofs and a mini altar with Javanese-style Jesus statue inside.
December 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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A collection of Biblical paintings by Balinese artist, I Wayan Turun, painted in 1957. Each painting, depicting the Nativity scene, the Miraculous Feeding, the Agony in the Garden, and the Ascension, incorporated Balinese traditional fabric, rural scenes, flora, and architectures.
A painting of Nativity scene depicting Mary, Joseph, and the Three Wisemen as Balinese villagers in Balinese clothing. Baby Jesus was placed in a cot made of woven bamboo. A painting of miraculous feeding depicting Jesus as a humble Balinese man wrapped in a checkered Balinese sarong, holding a basket full of food. He is looking up to the sky, surrounded by disciples and people painted as Balinese rural folks. A painting of Jesus as a humble Balinese man wrapped in checkered Balinese sarong. He was sitting in a beautiful garden in front of a pond, his palms together. Three disciples slept next to him. A painting of the Ascension when Jesus as Balinese man floated to the sky, this time wrapped in white cloth. His disciples sat in a circle below, joining their palms together and bowing their heads. They were surrounded by rural Balinese view with Mount Agung behind.
December 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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"Arjuna Menyusui" (Arjuna Breastfeeding), a 1979 painting by Indonesian artist Hendra Gunawan, depicts a backstage area where an actor who played Arjuna (the epitome of an ideal man) was breastfeeding her baby. A reflection on duality of life, strength, and life of the working class.

#WyrdWednesday
A modern painting depicting a colorful, chaotic, crowded backstage area where actors of Javanese wayang wong are busy fixing their makeup and getting ready for the next scene. Children are sleeping between them. A female actor in the costume of knight Arjuna was sitting on a chair, breastfeeding a baby.
December 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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"Arjuna Menyusui" (Arjuna Breastfeeding), a 1979 painting by Indonesian artist Hendra Gunawan, depicts a backstage area where an actor who played Arjuna (the epitome of an ideal man) was breastfeeding her baby. A reflection on duality of life, strength, and life of the working class.

#WyrdWednesday
A modern painting depicting a colorful, chaotic, crowded backstage area where actors of Javanese wayang wong are busy fixing their makeup and getting ready for the next scene. Children are sleeping between them. A female actor in the costume of knight Arjuna was sitting on a chair, breastfeeding a baby.
December 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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This picture of Polar Bear and penguins came from Tolkien's Christmas letter for Priscilla (1940), mentioning children displaced by war. Tolkien, as Father Christmas, said that penguins visited his North Pole home but didn't help much, yet he still welcomed them.

#TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday
A simple drawing by Tolkien depicting a Polar Bear standing on two feet, flanked by four penguins (two on each side). They did a funny dancing with the Arctic sea and icebergs behind them.
December 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Hospitality for #TolkienTrewsday 2 views of 2 places I'd like to stay Beorn's Hall & The House of Tom Bombadil. A stay at Yule-Tide with Beorn & any time with Bombadil (although his songs would limit my stay) Wonderful art by #JoanWyatt @miriamellis.bsky.social & #Tolkien colourised by H E Riddett
Beorn's Hall by Tolkien colourised by H E Riddett Yule-Tide at Beorn's by Mriam Ellis Tom Bombadil & Goldberry by Joan Wyatt "Wake Now, My Merry Friends!" by Miriam Ellis
December 16, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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Today is the birthday of Transit Bookstore, the diverse Jakarta indie bookshop where I usually buy English books (pictured: my bounty). They had a little party and reading club today. I've been shopping more from indie bookshops in Indonesia these days and I want to keep supporting them. #Booksky
A photo of a pile of books on top of a keffiyeh. They are, from top to bottom: A Thing of Fun by Ong Thiam Chin, Harmony Heights by Ong Chin Huat, Evil Eye by Etaf Rum, The Blue between Sky and Water by Susan Abulhawa, Nearly All the Men in lagos are Mad by Damilare Kuku, Marriage and Mutton Cutty by M. Shanmughalingam, Rebels, Traitors, Peacemakers by Shivaji Das and Yolanda Yu, The Queer Arab Glossary by Marwan Kaabour, They Fell Like Stars from the Sky by Sheikha Helawy, Perfect Victims by Mohammed El-Kurd, The Eyes of Gaza by Plestia Alaqad, In My Mother's Footsteps by Mona Hajjar Halaby, Sumud by Halasa and Elgrably, Gaza: The Story of a Genocide, Forest of Nouse by Mosab Abu Toha, We Are Not Numbers by Ahmed Alnaouq and Pam Bailey.
December 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Pura Goa Lawah in Klungkung, Bali is connected to a cave inhabited by numerous bats. While the depth of the cave itself is kept safe from people, the carvings of bat and serpent deity Naga Besukih show symbols of fertility, protection, and the balance of natural elements in the world. #WyrdWednesday
A picture of the entrance gate to Goa Lawang Temple, showing an ornate stone tiered gate with an intricate carving of a bat creature above the gilded door. Two serpent deity statues with intricate crowns, sharp teeth, and wrapped in black, white, and red checkered fabric frame the stairs. A gold-colored bat statue with spread wings and open mouth above the door of an ornate stone gate. The main shrine of Goa Lawang Temple, with three gold and black pillars, engraved with the images of serpent deities and equipped with tiered black roofs. There is a black shrine of volcanic stone next to the pillars, covered in white fabric and adorned with offerings. A photograph of a swarm of fruit bats hanging upside down from the inside of the Goa Lawah Temple cave. Some of them are flying. There is the ornate top of a statue visible at the bottom left.
December 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Pura Goa Lawah in Klungkung, Bali is connected to a cave inhabited by numerous bats. While the depth of the cave itself is kept safe from people, the carvings of bat and serpent deity Naga Besukih show symbols of fertility, protection, and the balance of natural elements in the world. #WyrdWednesday
A picture of the entrance gate to Goa Lawang Temple, showing an ornate stone tiered gate with an intricate carving of a bat creature above the gilded door. Two serpent deity statues with intricate crowns, sharp teeth, and wrapped in black, white, and red checkered fabric frame the stairs. A gold-colored bat statue with spread wings and open mouth above the door of an ornate stone gate. The main shrine of Goa Lawang Temple, with three gold and black pillars, engraved with the images of serpent deities and equipped with tiered black roofs. There is a black shrine of volcanic stone next to the pillars, covered in white fabric and adorned with offerings. A photograph of a swarm of fruit bats hanging upside down from the inside of the Goa Lawah Temple cave. Some of them are flying. There is the ornate top of a statue visible at the bottom left.
December 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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The image of this 1973 painting by Balinese artist Ketut Madra, which depicts the giant Kala Rau about to swallow the moon goddess Ratih, reminds me of how, in The Silmarillion, Melkor sent the spirits of shadows to vanquish Tilion, the Maia who guided the Moon. 1/2

#TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday
An elaborate Balinese painting shows a monstrous head with bulging eyes, large teeth, and colorful crown biting the moon disc where a goddess is sitting with a loom. The moon disc is surrounded by bats, a naga, and several monsters. A painting of a large boat with white sail on the moon under the night sky. It is steered by a figure in dark cloak.
December 9, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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I seldom watch films about musicians, so love the fact that I really enjoyed Kneecap (2024) especially with the personnel playing themselves. Funny, riotous, bold, resonant. Its thematic humor somehow reminds me of Palestinian satirical comedy The Time That Remains (2009) by Elia Suleiman. #Filmsky
A poster image for Kneecap movie, featuring the three members of Kneecap group posing. One bare chested with a tattoo of two hands embracing a heart with a crown on his chest and sticking out his tongue. One wears a green and white jacket. One wears a balaclava with Irish flag color stripes. Behind them is the character of the father, a middle-aged Irish man with hard stare and beard and mustache. They pose in front of a mural with Irish flag color scheme. The title Kneecap is visible with the symbol of the group: a pair of green eyes and an open mouth under balaclava. A poster for The Time That Remains, depicting a Palestinian boy in blue shirt and shorts standing in front of a middle-aged teacher in a grey suit. The boy bowed his head as if guilty while the teacher looked at him with stern stare.
December 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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A video by activist working in the West Bank, Andrey X, as the Bethlehem Christmas Tree was lit after 2 years, with restrained festivities and focus in religious essence.

I wish you a profound Christmas and remember that hope exists with pain, as showcased by Palestinians under ongoing occupation.
December 7, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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A video by activist working in the West Bank, Andrey X, as the Bethlehem Christmas Tree was lit after 2 years, with restrained festivities and focus in religious essence.

I wish you a profound Christmas and remember that hope exists with pain, as showcased by Palestinians under ongoing occupation.
December 7, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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I swear I have other books too 😁 This Indonesian poetry book by Hendri Yulius Wijaya and English-language anthology from Anamot Press depict Indonesian queer experiences. One of the poets in the anthology is actually from the same province as me.

Postcards are from Queer Indonesia Archive. #Booksky
A photo of two books. One titled Stonewall Tak Mampir di Atlantis with white cover and rainbow colored title. The other is green with the title In the Back of My Throat. They are photographed next to two postcards: one depicts two men in wayang orang costumes dancing together, and the other depicts two women in similar costumes.
December 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Read Palestine Week 2025, day 7: the Indonesian translation of "Thyme Travellers", an anthology of speculative fiction short stories by contemporary Palestinian authors. "Gaza Luna" is also my favorite story: about a failed astronaut who worked to bring a Palestinian flag to the moon. #Booksky
A photograph of Gaza Luna: Antologi Fiksi Spekulatif Palestina. The book cover is green with an illustration of a floating astronaut holding a Palestinian flag. There is a smaller illustration of a woman with keffiyeh headscarf digging on a soil.
December 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Read Palestine Week 2025, day 6: a recent anthology of writings that include testimonies and frontline reportage. Raw and eloquent with reminders of searing realities: from medical staff coming up with WCNSF ("wounded child, no surviving families") to how genocide impact climate change. #Booksky
A photograph of a book titled Gaza: The Story of a Genocide. The book is green with white title and black images of tatreez patterns. The book was photographed on a keffiyeh with a keffiyeh motif notebook and a postcard with illustration of Palestinian food and texts "long live resistance."
December 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Read Palestine Week 2025, day 5: an anthology of own voice writings by Gaza's youths, spanning from 2015 to 2023, shining light to the reality of occupation through young eyes. They are part of We Are Not Numbers writing project, where Gaza's young writers are mentored by global volunteers. #Booksky
A photograph of We Are Not Numbers: The Voices of Gaza's Youth book, a hardcover book with Palestine flag on the cover as the background of the title. The book is photograph on a keffiyeh, with a postcard with a picture of a flying dove with a red poppy and watermelon slices and texts: From the River to the Sea.
December 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Popular ghost stories in my hometown Balikpapan, East Borneo, can be traced to 1942-1945 Japanese occupation and the Battle of Balikpapan in WW2 era: burned and headless ghosts at oil refinery, blood-soaked Dutch nun, and emaciated ghosts from labor camps trying to find the way home. #WyrdWednesday
A black and white photo from Australian War Memorial depicting two bomber planes flying above a burning oil refinery in a coastal area of Balikpapan. A photograph of a modern-day oil refinery in Balikpapan, taken in the evening.
December 3, 2025 at 1:10 PM