Mask

89-8-1

From: Bali (Indonesia)

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 89-8-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Balinese
Provenience Bali (Indonesia)
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood | Pigment
Technique Carved | Painted
Description

Bird faced mask with bulging eyes, red open beak with projecting tongue, ten small sharp upper teeth, small fangs. Three-pointed crown on forehead. Separately carved human-like ears with gold ear ornaments. A mask for the mythical bird Garuda or the King of the Birds, Jatayu, in Wayang Wong dance drama. Probably originally had a gold tooled hide headdress (see 58-17-143).

Height 12.5 cm
Width 15 cm
Depth 19.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Jay J. Lewis, 1989

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