Lamak Ornament
Lamak
um 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.
Sammler/in:
Helene Potjewijd (1872 Meester Cornelis /Java - 1949 Wien)
Künstler/in:
Walter Spies DNB
Zeit:
um 1935
Zugangsdatum:
1946
Objektbezeichnung
Federzeichnung
Kultur
Bali
Material/Technik:
Graphit und Tusche, laveriert, auf Papier
Bildrecht
Weltmuseum Wien
Sammlungsbereich
Insulares Südostasien
Geographie
Insulares Südostasien/Indonesien/Bali
Inv. Nr.
130905