Great info and very interesting. Thanks
Your piece does have typical characteristics of masks made by the Punu of Gabon - the raised coiffure, bulbous forehead, slit eyes and...
...must work fast. Look at their work on the handles of the old Kris and the Balinese masks & demons-so much of the stuff seems absurdly cheap.
...Wayang Topeng Dance in Bali- Indonesia.Most indeed are 'half masks',a few have the moveable lower jaw attached w/ leather thongs.Will have to...
...the narrators of Balinese drama/dance, and they usually wear half-masks so they can project their voice more. I guess a movable jaw would allow...
Elongated "masks" are a common tourist/export item from Bali; however, this is not quite the style one would expect from that area; so I also am...
Huh! At least I had the decency to dust my masks...Perhaps they were a bit more in need than your fastidious examples, 'tho... I sure like the...
...I've done no research on the signature, nor on fish-themed leather masks...I'm content to have her watching over me, warmed by her enduring...
That's just super, many thanks for the info Aj, so helpful
...think the aging is natural, and she could have been used. Javanese masks without holes in the sides are usually from Malang, East Java...
Not too bad. I hope you can make a nice profit, Rec.
https://www.africancraftsmarket.com/products/african-masks/African-Teke-mask.html When used, such masks were held in the teeth, either with a...
...Arts of Africa, notes (in 1998) that "numerous copies of these masks have been made for the Western market". Similar to Eket sun masks, the...
Welcome CJ. Your masks are from Java, Indonesia. They don't seem to have slits for the eyes, so they could be decorative, not for performances....
Found these decorative masks recently and they have no identifying marks. The backs are not pictured, but are roughly cut and have a single small...
I was wondering the same thing. It suggests that it is a kraton mask or palace mask, worn during special dances at the kraton or palace. But I...
why. would the sultans crest be carved into those masks ??? did they come from his household?
They are both Javanese dance masks. The crest is that of the Sultan of Yogyakarta, in Central Java. This particular crest, based on a Persian one,...
Bali dance masks........imo @Any Jewelry
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