Lamak Ornament
Lamak
ca. 1935 | Helene Potjewijd
Apparently, for centuries the Balinese have understood this fleetingness as an essential quality of the ritual. Nobody thought of recording the hundredfold patterns of the ornaments in pattern-books and handing them down to later generations. The transmission of the decorative forms occurred during the production process. At this time, the daughter learned from the mother, just as she had learned from the grandmother.
Apparently, for centuries the Balinese have understood this fleetingness as an essential quality of the ritual. Nobody thought of recording the hundredfold patterns of the ornaments in pattern-books and handing them down to later generations. The transmission of the decorative forms occurred during the production process. At this time, the daughter learned from the mother, just as she had learned from the grandmother.
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.
130913