Mask
58-17-173
From: Indonesia | Bali (Indonesia)
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 58-17-173 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Balinese |
| Provenience | Indonesia | Bali (Indonesia) |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Leather |
| Technique | Carved |
| Description | Demon face with bulging eyes, white nose, large red-lipped mouth with pink gums, four square upper teeth, fangs. Separate white human ears, lobes stretched for plugs (one missing). Small three-pointed crown. Long red and gold hide tongue with cut-outs, red hide flames at sides of mouth. May be a mask for the female spirit Dewi Durga in the Barong dance drama. |
| Height | 18 cm |
| Width | 15 cm |
| Depth | 9 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Harry B. Wright, 1958 |
| Other Number | CG920225-8428 - Found in Collection Number |
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