I'd Like to Learn More About this Interesting Badek/Badik

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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

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It seems unlikely that it entered later Javanese/Balinese societies from Dongson origins, because of the time gap. It was certainly present in Hindu-Buddhist Jawa, but may have entered Jawa from China. Jawa is the key to its spread throughout the rest of the Archipelago, as Javanese culture was the dominant culture in Maritime S.E. Asia from around 1000CE.

Thanks Alan for the compact and yet broad oriented information.

Reading the China / Java link I thought of a rattan suitcase I have.
Early to mid 20th century and used by a dutch soldier, maybe for shipping his stuff back home. Not extremely relevant, but one of the many examples using this symbol for decoration.

Ps. note how the motifs are mirrored. one with arms pointing left, the other pointing right.

Best regards,
Willem

[A. G. Maisey]

This suitcase looks like Chinese work.

I feel that we can be pretty certain that the use of the swastika motif here is purely for commercial ornamentation, but it does demonstrate how common the use of this particular motif is.