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Three Friends shows three youthful lads dangerously angling by the edge of a rocky promontory. The danger is suggested by the dangling legs of the figure on the right, indicating a certain height over the water’s edge where the sarung-clad trio were seated. What catches the eyes first is the traffic light colour scheme of yellow, red and green shirts of the boys and the fez (a red Turkish headgear which was probably a precursor to the songkok, also known as ‘peci’ in Indonesia) worn by the flanking figures, with rouged lips.