Lamak Ornament
Lamak
ca. 1935 | Helene Potjewijd
The motif cili is a representation of human life and fertility, passed on by the ancestors and closely related to living plants and trees, since human life is dependent on vegetative life. Despite its feminine beauty, a cili is a human figure, neither specifically male nor female. A cili has the form of a slender female figure with an elongated triangular body, long arms, a fan shaped headdress and big cylindrical ear ornaments.
The motif cili is a representation of human life and fertility, passed on by the ancestors and closely related to living plants and trees, since human life is dependent on vegetative life. Despite its feminine beauty, a cili is a human figure, neither specifically male nor female. A cili has the form of a slender female figure with an elongated triangular body, long arms, a fan shaped headdress and big cylindrical ear ornaments.
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.
130905