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Acties Weergave	Details Verwijder uit selectie Voeg toe aan selectie CollectieSouth & Southeast Asian Collection ObjectnummerS2015-0006-002-3 TitelGolek Bergolek (4 of 9) VervaardigerChong Fah Cheong (1946) Beschrijving“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). Datum 2011 ObjectcategorieSculpture MateriaalTeak Formaat H: 16 cm L: 61 cm W: 61 cm Credit lineGift of the artist

CollectieSouth & Southeast Asian Collection

ObjectnummerS2015-0006-002-3

TitelGolek Bergolek (4 of 9)

VervaardigerChong Fah Cheong (1946)

Beschrijving“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).

Datum 2011

ObjectcategorieSculpture

MateriaalTeak

Formaat

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

Credit lineGift of the artist

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