Mask
58-17-172
From: Indonesia | Bali (Indonesia)
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | 58-17-172 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Balinese |
Provenience | Indonesia | Bali (Indonesia) |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Wood | Fur | Pigment |
Technique | Carved | Painted |
Description | Brown face, with bulging eyes staring straight ahead, broad nose, and small pursed mouth. Real black fur eyebrows. Slits under eyes, round holes for nostrils, small hole for mouth. Lines from sides of nose down to mouth drawn in black. A comic mask for the Balinese Topeng dance drama. |
Height | 16 cm |
Width | 13 cm |
Depth | 7 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Harry B. Wright, 1958 |
Other Number | CG2013-3-6 - Found in Collection Number |
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