Panaptapan with demon depiction Buta-Kala
Panaptapan
19th century | Helene Potjewijd
Used when harvesting rice, to beat against the bottom part of a bundle of rice stalks held in the other hand, making them even. The front shows a kala image. The Sanskrit term kala mean literally “times”. In Indo-Javanese mythology, Kala is the god of destruction, husband to Durga. In Bali the demonic image of Kala represents the negative or dark aspect (bhuta kala), the physical and temporal, in an equilibrium which is necessary to maintain balance in the universe.
Used when harvesting rice, to beat against the bottom part of a bundle of rice stalks held in the other hand, making them even. The front shows a kala image. The Sanskrit term kala mean literally “times”. In Indo-Javanese mythology, Kala is the god of destruction, husband to Durga. In Bali the demonic image of Kala represents the negative or dark aspect (bhuta kala), the physical and temporal, in an equilibrium which is necessary to maintain balance in the universe.
Collection:
Helene Potjewijd (1872 Meester Cornelis /Java - 1949 Wien)
Time:
19th century
Entry Date:
1946
Object Name
Rice paddle
Culture
Bali
Material/technology:
Wood
Copyright
Weltmuseum Wien
Collection area
Insular Southeast Asia
Geography
Insulares Südostasien/Indonesien/Bali
Invs.
130753