Mask
58-17-143
From: Indonesia | Bali (Indonesia)
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 58-17-143 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Balinese |
| Provenience | Indonesia | Bali (Indonesia) |
| Date Made | Before 1953 |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Hide | Pigment |
| Technique | Carved | Painted |
| Description | Wooden mask representing a bird with a large open beak, showing pointed teeth, fangs, and red tongue. Bulging red and black eyes with curved holes underneath, pointed ears with gold tear-drop ear ornaments inlaid with red glass. Large openwork hide crown/headdress painted gold and decorated with pieces of reflective and green glass. Mask used in the Balinese dance-drama Wayang Wong for Jatayu, King of the Birds. (See Slattum, Judy. Balinese Masks: Spirits of Ancient Drama, pp. 80-81.) |
| Height | 24 cm |
| Width | 44 cm |
| Depth | 16.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Harry B. Wright, 1958 |
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