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THBEarly 20th C. Indonesian Wooden Dance Mask
Lot 48i
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Artemis Fine Arts
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Bali, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden male mask painted a creamy beige with thin red lips, a wispy mustache, slender eye brows above semicircular eyes, a prominent nose, and three-dimensional details forming a crown atop his head. This is a "Topeng" - the Indonesian word for mask - which is worn during the dramatic dances enacted in Bali and to a lesser extent Java that depict traditional stories of kings, princes, heroes, and myths. In these dances, the entire story is performed by only four or five actors playing all the parts, both male and female. As a result, actors will have around forty masks like this one that are only his; there is believed to be a special bond between actor and mask - when he dons the mask, he enters a kind of trace, connected to the spiritual world. Size: 5.875" W x 8" H (14.9 cm x 20.3 cm).
Provenance: private Johnson collection, Marina Del Rey, California, USA
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#131786Small area of repair along periphery with light adhesive residue along break line. Surface wear and abrasions commensurate with age and use, light fading and discoloration to painted details, and small losses to nose, crown, and verso. Light earthen deposits throughout. Nice brown patina on verso. Two drilled holes on sides allow for suspension.Condition
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