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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)

Zeit:
um 1935

Objektbezeichnung
Federzeichnung

Kultur
Bali

Material/Technik:
Graphit und Tusche, laveriert, auf Papier

Bildrecht
Weltmuseum Wien

Sammlungsbereich
Insulares Südostasien

Inv. Nr.
130905