The Ede sculptures are not smooth, sophisticated but rustic, rough, rough and exuding honesty.
The sculptural and visual arts of the Ede people are uniform, from the theme to the layout, materials, lines and vividly show on houses, tombs, Klao columns. The patterns in Ede architecture are familiar images in life such as the sun, flowers, leaves, animals.
The most dramatic expression of the typical sculpture art at the long house of the Ede people. The sculptured patterns on the porch of the main door of the house such as the staircase, pillars, floor chairs are impressive in the long house. Compared to other ethnic groups in the Central Highlands, Ede's sculptures and sculptures are the most typical and the most developed. Here lies in the common decoration tradition of the Central Highland people is not to go into detailed description, not elaborate but heavy on pictorial, depicting ... that is the typical feature.
On the vertical pillars and crossbars of the long house, Ede folk artisans have many motifs reflecting the natural and vivid world symbolizing the intersection between heaven and earth and everything. Therefore, the symbols of copper rings, copper pots, and rice mortars to animals such as turtles, cuckoos and young moon pieces were used by Ede people.
The décor of the Ede house can also be found very attractive, concentrated in some columns as well as crossbars. Specifically, it often appears in the double porch columns, the top of the house as well as the end of the house as well as in the double dividers in the middle of the living room, the welcome space with the internal family living area and the hitchhikes on the head, the sides. side of those columns. In addition to the double-breasted symbol, the crescent moon ... the manifestation of the matriarchy, or like the copper pot, the symbol of wealth, of wealth, you can also see many other decorative images such as also iguanas, earth dragons, crabs, otters ...
The decorative patterns in the long house reflect strongly on matriarchy. The image of the breast of a woman is carved on 4 pillars of the main hall in the house. Those columns were called by the Ede people of the house. The stylized breasts symbolize the longevity, proliferation, and prosperity of the homeowners.
In addition, on the crossbars, especially for wealthy families, the owner also sculpted animals such as turtles, iguanas, dragons, crabs, fish ... These patterns are clearly shown. wealth, social status of the head of household. The Ede artisans carve the iguana on the crossbar with the desire to bring their families good luck and prevent, take risks. Especially the dragon has a fin shaped like a fish, a beard, and horns. This is the original Ede pattern which is not mixed with other ethnic groups.
The sculpture of Ede people is also shown in the tombs. Only by axes, machetes with skillful hands and rich imagination, Ede people have created works of value to meet aesthetic requirements in their lives, which is the image of people. men patted the drums, women pounded rice, carrying baskets ... The statues are not elaborate, no frills, sometimes unbalanced, impromptu but hide the wishes of the author. Each decorative image has different spiritual meanings. According to the opinion of the Ede people, making a tomb for the deceased with the desire of the dead to escape and peace. Every tomb has at least 4 human figures, placed in 4 corners of the tomb. In addition to wooden statues, Ede people also make ivory statues, buffalo horns ... Depending on location, age, The contribution of the deceased to the village and the statues are also carved in many different sizes. Stemming from the notion that the dead continue to live in the world, so people also send in many things to let the dead bring to the afterlife. The decorations there as well as a form to decorate the tomb more beautiful.
Over time in exchange, development, Ede people still keep their own unique features to integrate into the Vietnamese national culture.
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