Plastic toy cat for wooden model Uma Lulik ( East Timorese sacred house )
Datec 2005
Object number00046803
NameToy
MediumPlastic
DimensionsOverall: 39 x 37 x 14 mm, 4.8 g
ClassificationsToys, games and souvenirs
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Nelson Lay
DescriptionModel of an Uma Lulik (sacred house) created by East Timorese migrant Nelson Lay from scrap wood and broom bristles. Most of East Timor's sacred houses were destroyed during the Indonesian occupation of the island (1975 - 1999) when thousands of East Timorese fled their country. For exiled East Timorese fighting for their independence, miniature Uma Luliks became a popular and powerful symbol of cultural identity.
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