Mask
58-17-162
From: Indonesia | Bali (Indonesia)
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 58-17-162 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Balinese |
| Provenience | Indonesia | Bali (Indonesia) |
| Date Made | Before 1953 |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Fur | Pigment |
| Technique | Carved | Painted |
| Description | White mask with cheery smile. Curved slits for eyes, pointed nose with round nostrils, upturned mouth with single tooth in center. Real black fur goatee. Arched eyebrows, laugh lines at sides of eyes, nose, and corners of mouth, and outline of chin finely drawn in black. A comic mask for the Balinese Topeng dance drama. Hole at top with fiber loop for hanging: probably made for sale. |
| Height | 16.5 cm |
| Width | 12 cm |
| Depth | 8.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Harry B. Wright, 1958 |
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