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Lamak Ornament
Lamak
Standort
Lamak are hung up in the morning in the temple and because of their attractiveness invite the ancestors to visit the temple. A few days later they are transformed into wispy material which is simply discarded. The time-consuming and complicated production of a lamak finds its completion in a single moment - the moment of the presence of the ancestors. Afterwards, the sacrificial strip has fulfilled its purpose and becomes meaningless.
Object data
Inv. No.
130880
Collection
Object Name
Pen drawing
Collector
Helene Potjewijd (1872 Meester Cornelis /Java - 1949 Wien)
Artist
Dated
ca. 1935
Accession Date
1946
Culture
Geography
Material
Graphite and ink, washed, on paper
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