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Cili, the rice goddess Dewi Sri
Cili, the rice goddess Dewi Sri
Cili, the rice goddess Dewi Sri
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentAsia

Cili, the rice goddess Dewi Sri

NameVotive Offering
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Datec. 1958
Place madeBali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
MediumStraw, fiber, ink
Dimensions7 11/16 × 5 1/2 × 1 9/16 in. (19.5 × 14 × 4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.28.895
Object numberA.1981.28.895
Description"Dewi Sri". Cut, woven, pleated natural rice fronds. Fan shaped crown. Yellow, purple stitchery. Dark blue hair and features. Earrings. Right arm raised with fan. Left arm down both with bracelets. Cone shaped body. // Balinesian rice goddess used as temple decorations. - Bronwon-Solyom, 8/81.