Monday 26 May 2008

Huminodun

huminodun by Yee I-Lann"Malaysian’s work of art fetches RM117,000 at Christie’s" The Star, Monday 26 May 2008, under Southeast Asian Modern and Contemporary Art. One of Yee I-Lann's "Kinabalu series, Huminodun explores the eroded spiritual power of a Kadazandusun woman and her shifting relationship to her land.
"Huminodun, (the word itself means "the sacrifice") refers to daughter of Kinoingan, the almighty God and creator with his wife Suminundu who sacrifice herself to save the Kadazandusuns community from hunger." Wikipedia

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