Dear all, lovely readers.
First, there was nothing but Kinoingan and Suminundu .
Together, they created man and the universe, the earth, and everything seen and
unseen, known and unknown.
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| "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. |
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That Kinoingan so
loved the world that He sacrificed His only beloved Daughter, Ponompuan. This
greatest love of all was the expression of Kinoingan’s purest love for mankind.
Overwhelmed, they repented, genuflected and uttered prayers of thanks to
Kinoingan, Sumundu and Ponompuan whom they now call Huminodun, (the transformed
Sacrifice). Huminodun’s rusod (spirit) now lives in every plant. Huminodun’s
rusod in paddy is regarded as Sunduan in status and is fondly called Bambarayon
by Bobolians to denote the highest hierarchical position of this plant in the
eyes of all Kadazandusuns. - A piece of creative photography by Benny Liew (www.bennyliew.com) |
