Hole
The hole denotes void, feminine fertility, initiation, and a passage to other worlds, serving as both earthly depth and celestial gateway.
Our paraphrase of what the sources say it carries.
At a glance
- Type
- Symbol
- Borne by
- 1 figure
- Traditions
- Malay folklore (1)
Figures that bear it
A model judged each figure against its own description, one term at a time. Is: the figure is, or is partly, this thing. Bears: it carries the thing or is marked by it. What a figure does is filed under motifs and powers. Open "why" for the sentence the judgement rests on.
- Pontianak bears Malay folklore
why
… is said to have a hole in her back through which …