Photographs of Diorama Installation by the Keluarga Arca Sculptors, c. 1980-81
Seventeen photographs of the sculptors' group Keluarga Arca installing miniature dioramas (Yani abduction, Lubang Buaya training, recovery of bodies) c. 1980-81, plus later life-size figures. Visual evidence of how the Paseban dioramas were made.
Photographs of Dioramas and Their Installation, Museum of PKI Treachery
Eight photographs of dioramas and installation work at the Museum Pengkhianatan PKI, including a life-size Supersemar tableau with Sukarno and a woman in kebaya beside him. Visual record of the museum's making.
Photographs of Diorama, Museum Satriamandala (Museum Pusat ABRI), 1974
Eleven damaged colour prints (June 1974) of dioramas made by Edhi Sunarso's workshop for the Museum Satriamandala, showing oath-taking, assemblies and possibly an exhumation scene. Uncaptioned visual record of the military museum's historical narrative.
Minutes of First Handover of Dioramas, Museum Pusat ABRI, 30 Sep 1975
Official record of the first handover, 30 Sep 1975, of 29 dioramas by Edhi Sunarso to the Armed Forces History Centre for the Museum Pusat ABRI. Documents the production of military-history dioramas that fed the 1965 narrative.
Minutes of Second Handover of Dioramas, Museum Pusat ABRI, Dec 1975
Official record of the second and final handover of 29 dioramas by Edhi Sunarso to Nugroho Notosusanto's Armed Forces History Centre, Dec 1975. Shows the Pusjarah project that produced official military history displays.
Memo 741/Pusjarah/V/75 to Edhi Sunarso on Filling the Dioramas, 22 May 1975
Urgent memo no. 741, 22 May 1975, from Pusjarah ABRI asking Edhi Sunarso to send finished diorama figures to the Museum ABRI before a ministry inspection. Administrative record; no Gerwani or 1965 content.
Meeting of women fighters at Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional, 21 May 1977 (Idayu photo album)
Photograph, image 05 of Khastara item 582249 (Yayasan Idayu albums), captioned as a meeting of women fighters ('wanita pejuang') at Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional on 21 May 1977. It sits in the S.K. Trimurti photo series, so Trimurti may appear, but no one is identified in the caption data. Image content not described; ca
Opening of the Bazaar Karnaval by Ibu Trimurti, Gedung Joang 45, 13 August 1977 (Idayu photo album)
Photograph, image 01 of Khastara item 1114786, captioned as the opening of a carnival bazaar by Ibu Trimurti at Gedung Joang 45, Menteng Raya, Jakarta, on 13 August (1977 per the file name; the caption is truncated). From the Yayasan Idayu albums. Content not described. Image content not described; caption data only.
Opening of the Bazaar Karnaval by Ibu Trimurti, Gedung Joang 45, 13 August 1977 (Idayu photo album)
Photograph, image 07 of Khastara item 1114786, captioned as the opening of a carnival bazaar by Ibu Trimurti at Gedung Joang 45, Menteng Raya, Jakarta, on 13 August (1977 per the file name; caption truncated). From the Yayasan Idayu albums. Content not described. Image content not described; caption data only.
Harian Neraca, 2 October 1989: Hari Kesaktian Pancasila commemoration
Harian Neraca, 2 Oct 1989, p. 11: education-women page with Minister Fuad Hassan's speech making Hapsak Pancasila a national tradition, and a report on the Lubang Buaya ceremony that mentions Gerwani.
Documentary Photographs of Dioramas, Museum of PKI Treachery / Pancasila Sakti Monument, c. 1990-92
Fourteen prints from Edhi Sunarso's archive of Lubang Buaya dioramas, including 'Latihan sukarelawan P.K.I. di Lubang Buaya' and 'Penganiayaan dan pembunuhan di Lubang Buaya'. Titles match the Paseban dioramas opened in 1981. Visual material on the official narrative.
The Guardian (Weekend Guardian), 8 Sept 1990, p.A4, John Gittings, 'The black hole of Bali': long feature on the 1965 massacre (250,000 or more killed), how the killings were organised by the army under Suharto, the Aidit/PKI role, the US list of communists (Martens/Kadane) and US encouragement, survivors ('Tapols') an
Direct Appointment Letter for Renovation of the Pancasila Sakti Monument (B-813), 20 Nov 1992
Letter of 20 Nov 1992 from Brig. Gen. Bintarto appointing PT Tiga Hasta Kreatifa without tender to renovate the Paseban building, dioramas and pool at the Pancasila Sakti Museum for Rp 88,484,000. Administrative record of the Lubang Buaya memorial project.
Berita Yudha, 28 September 1997: Pancasila Sakti Monument, Lubang Buaya
Berita Yudha, 28 Sept 1997, p. 12: tourism feature on the Lubang Buaya monument stating that in the 'torture house' four officers 'were cruelly tortured by Gerwani until they breathed their last'.
Chaos at Crocodile Hole (The Guardian, 23 May 1998)
The Guardian, 23 May 1998, p.24, Martin Woollacott, 'Chaos at Crocodile Hole': comment on Suharto's fall, arguing it is no triumph and that his legacy of division (military vs Islamists, rich vs poor, ethnic and religious tensions) leaves the country fragile. It opens with the Crocodile Hole (Lubang Buaya) shrine, whos
Hari Kesaktian Pancasila, 1 October 1965 (Diorama Photograph, 2020)
Photograph (24 Nov 2020) of a museum diorama of the recovery of the generals' bodies from the Lubang Buaya well, with frogman figure, coffins and red-bereted soldiers. Visual record of the official Lubang Buaya display.
Tempo, 16 November 2025: Rare archive of Lekra artist Mia Bustam (Biennale Jogja solo exhibition)
Tempo magazine report (16 Nov 2025, Shinta Maharani and Iwan Kurniawan) on the Biennale Jogja solo exhibition of Lekra artist Mia Bustam at Benteng Vredeburg (opened 6 Oct 2025), based on Astrid Reza's thesis. It covers her arrest, nearly 14 years' detention (Plantungan gardener), embroidery, paintings, Api Kartini mag