Product Description

Loro Blonyo 1                          SOLD

Material: Wood, paint
Style: Java
Sizes:
Male: height 33 cm, width 19.5 cm, depth 13.5 cm
Female: height 26.5 cm, width 10.5 cm, depth 14.5 cm
Order Number: W8

These courtly Loro Blonyo figures, or the ‘Inseparable Couple’ are part of traditional Javanese belief. They are fertility symbols and represent the sanctity of marriage within Javanese culture.

In Javanese, Loro means ‘two’ and Blonyo means ‘makeup’. Dewi Sri is the goddess of rice, fertility and prosperity and the female aspect of Vishnu. Dewa Sadono is her consort. They sit side by side in traditional Javanese clothes in the main room of the house. They are sacred.

During traditional marriage ceremonies they are placed in front of the ritual marriage bed. The bride and groom take the place of Dewi Sri and Dewa Sadono and sit side by side to be blessed by the goddess herself.

The man has a carved kris tied by a carved sash on his back. Both are wearing batik sarongs with a parang pattern. The arms and elbows move. She has glass earrings.

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