DepartmentAsia

Cili (Dewi Sri)

NameVotive Offering

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Place madeBali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

MediumStraw

Dimensions11 13/16 × 7 7/8 in. (30 × 20 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. O.R. Sellers, A.1973.21.1

Object numberA.1973.21.1

Collections

Asia

DescriptionFemale with headdress. Thread stitched on straw to create face and star and zig-zag design on headdress. Earrings attached to headdress. Stuffed base. Mrs. Sellers said the Rice Goddess is carried to the rice fields to bless the fields.

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