Lamak Ornament
Lamak
ca. 1935 | Helene Potjewijd
This lamak drawing has a frame of little squares, called bungbung jangkrik, 'cricket cage'. The motif at the top end is called a kekayonan or tree (kayu means wood), motif that occurs very often on lamak. The style of this particular tree is that of Tegallalang, north of Ubud, where Walter Spies lived. The motifs on the drawings seem to be derived mostly from designs in this area.
This lamak drawing has a frame of little squares, called bungbung jangkrik, 'cricket cage'. The motif at the top end is called a kekayonan or tree (kayu means wood), motif that occurs very often on lamak. The style of this particular tree is that of Tegallalang, north of Ubud, where Walter Spies lived. The motifs on the drawings seem to be derived mostly from designs in this area.
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.
130965