Mask
58-17-159
From: Indonesia | Bali (Indonesia)
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | 58-17-159 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Balinese |
Provenience | Indonesia | Bali (Indonesia) |
Date Made | Before 1953 |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Wood | Fur | Pigment |
Technique | Carved | Painted |
Description | Dark brown male mask with features screwed up to one side: one eye open and bulging, the other squinting; broad nose and closed red-lipped mouth pulled up to side. Slits under eyes and round holes for nostrils. Real white hair eyebrows, moustache, and beard. A comic mask for the Balinese Topeng dance drama. |
Height | 17 cm |
Width | 13.5 cm |
Depth | 8 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Harry B. Wright, 1958 |
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