DepartmentAsia

Cili, the rice goddess Dewi Sri

NameOffering item

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Datec. 1958

Place madeBali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

MediumStraw, fiber, ink

Dimensions12 3/8 × 8 11/16 × 2 15/16 in. (31.5 × 22 × 7.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.28.891

Object numberA.1981.28.891

Description"Dewi Sri". Cut, woven, braided natural rice fronds basket base, fan shaped crown with pointed tops, 3 flowers. Neck pleated, and hair. Eyebrows nose and mouth stitched black thread. // Balinesian rice goddess used as temple decoration. - Bronwon-Solyom, 8/81.