Dilukai

Japanese: Dilukai
Dilukai

...The recessed parts are filled with lime or yellow ochre, and the raised parts are painted with soot or red ochre. In the past, all meeting houses in the Palau Islands had a wooden statue called a Dilukai attached to the gable. This was a nude female figure with her legs spread wide to expose her genitals.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Dilukai" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…凹刻部には石灰や黄土が埋め込まれ,凸部には煤や赤土が塗られる。以前にはパラオ諸島の集会所にはすべて破風部分に〈ディルカイDilukai〉と呼ばれる木彫像が取り付けられていた。これは股を左右に大きく広げて陰部を露出した裸体の女性像である。…

※「Dilukai」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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