Tikar/Meja 59
Yee I-Lann, Malaysian, born 1971
2018-2019
Bajau Sama DiLaut Pandanus weaving with commercial chemical dye and sealant
Overall: 33 7/16 × 43 11/16 in. (85 × 111 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Mrs. Harvey P. Hood W'18 Fund and with a gift from Kaavya Viswanathan and Joshua Lewin, Class of 2011
2024.18.2
Geography
Place Made: Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
Period
21st century
Object Name
Mat
Research Area
Asia
Decorative Arts
Not on view
Published References
Yee I-Lann and Lucy Davis, “Tikar as Verb: A Conversation between Yee I-Lann and Lucy Davis on Collective Ecologies and the Politics of the Mat” in Yee I-Lann: At the Table, ed. Beverly Young (Kuala Lumpur: RogueArt, 2023), 44-59. Yee I-Lann and Lucy Davis, “Tikar as Verb: A Conversation between Yee I-Lann and Lucy Davis on Collective Ecologies and the Politics of the Mat” in Yee I-Lann: The Sun will Rise in the East, ed. Beverly Young (Kuala Lumpur: RogueArt, 2023), 44-59. Yee I-Lann: The Sun will Rise in the East, ed. Beverly Young (Kuala Lumpur: RogueArt, 2023), 172-187.
Provenance
The artist, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia; Silverlens Galleries, New York, New York; sold to present collection, 2024.
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