Lamak Ornament
Lamak
ca. 1935 | Helene Potjewijd
In 1935 Helene Potjewijd moved to Vienna. In 1947 she bequeathed her ethnographic collection to the Museum for Ethnography in Vienna. In the collection there are 46 lamak drawings by Walter Spies. This constitutes the largest-preserved collection of lamak drawings by him. In addition to the individual motifs, the collection also contains two drawings of lamak at original scale
In 1935 Helene Potjewijd moved to Vienna. In 1947 she bequeathed her ethnographic collection to the Museum for Ethnography in Vienna. In the collection there are 46 lamak drawings by Walter Spies. This constitutes the largest-preserved collection of lamak drawings by him. In addition to the individual motifs, the collection also contains two drawings of lamak at original scale
Collector:
Helene Potjewijd (1872 Meester Cornelis /Java - 1949 Wien)
Artist:
Walter Spies DNB
Time:
ca. 1935
Entry Date:
1946
Object Name
Pen drawing
Culture
Bali
Material/technology:
Graphite and ink, washed, on paper
Copyright
Weltmuseum Wien
Collection area
Insular Southeast Asia
Geography
Insulares Südostasien/Indonesien/Bali
Invs.
130909