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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection CollectionSouth & Southeast Asian Collection Object numberS2015-0006-002-7 TitleGolek Bergolek (8 of 9) CreatorChong Fah Cheong (1946) Description“The imprint of Southeast Asia is present at multiple levels in Chong’s sculptural works –titles, themes, materials and execution. Bergolek-golek is Indonesian for a doll or puppet which rolls. In Chong’s hands, the rolling puppet is renamed Golek Bergolek and takes shape in a riot of hemispherical forms which rotate and rock at different velocities. The material for Golek Bergolek is Indonesian teak and the pieces were made in Semarang where Chong enlisted the help of local craftsmen familiar with the tradition of wood carving.” (Textures, Tones & Timbres, Art of Chong Fahcheong, Page 9). Production date 2011 Object categorySculpture MaterialTeak Dimensions H: 16 cm L: 61 cm W: 61 cm Credit lineGift of the artist

CollectionSouth & Southeast Asian Collection

Object numberS2015-0006-002-7

TitleGolek Bergolek (8 of 9)

CreatorChong Fah Cheong (1946)

Description“The imprint of Southeast Asia is present at multiple levels in Chong’s sculptural works –titles, themes, materials and execution. Bergolek-golek is Indonesian for a doll or puppet which rolls. In Chong’s hands, the rolling puppet is renamed Golek Bergolek and takes shape in a riot of hemispherical forms which rotate and rock at different velocities. The material for Golek Bergolek is Indonesian teak and the pieces were made in Semarang where Chong enlisted the help of local craftsmen familiar with the tradition of wood carving.” (Textures, Tones & Timbres, Art of Chong Fahcheong, Page 9).

Production date 2011

Object categorySculpture

MaterialTeak

Dimensions

H: 16 cm
L: 61 cm
W: 61 cm

Credit lineGift of the artist

Details