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Lamak Ornament
Lamak
Standort
The small triangles of the frame of lamak are called gigin barong, 'the sharp teeth of a mythical animal'. The name of the geometric pattern is compang banggul, 'bamboo staircase'. Both cili seem to be protected by an umbrella, a sign of honour. This umbrella is in fact a gunung or mountain motif, balancing on top of a trunk like the crown of a tree or a flower on its stalk.
Object data
Inv. No.
130966
Collection
Object Name
Pen drawing
Collector
Helene Potjewijd (1872 Meester Cornelis /Java - 1949 Wien)
Artist
Dated
ca. 1935
Accession Date
1946
Culture
Geography
Material
Graphite and ink, washed, on paper
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