Product Description

Balinese Batik Udeng Headdress 16

Material: Cotton
Style: Bali
Size: Circumference 56 -57 cm
Order Number: BBUH16

Balinese men wear a headdress called an ‘udeng’ or ‘destar’, which is symbolic of the Balinese ‘Ulu Candra’, which are signs meaning the Hindu Trinity.

The front wing-like vertical appendage symbolises Siwa. It is also a symbol for the male lingga. The lingga is itself symbolic of Siwa.

The circular base symbolises Wisnu and the part wrapped around the head, which is like a half-moon or sun, symbolises Brahma.

The whole thing may also be a symbolic ‘yoni’ or ‘female principle’, since Brahma is the creator of life.