Rare Vintage Balinese Sweet Jauk Mask, Lombok (1320ZAR) SPECIAL PRICE
$395.00Balinese carvings and masks are ethnic folk art and a blend of Hinduism and its initial animism. Most masks made in Bali are from pulai wood that rarely cracks and…
An odalan is a yearly festive celebration of the founding of a Hindu temple (pura) that occurs every 210 days which constitutes a year on the Balinese religious calendar. As each village has three kinds of temples, it is nicknamed “The Island of a Thousand Temples” and almost feels like when you are there s at least one odalan happens almost daily in most areas of the island.
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Balinese carvings and masks are ethnic folk art and a blend of Hinduism and its initial animism. Most masks made in Bali are from pulai wood that rarely cracks and…
Most jauk keras (strong, scary) masks of a giant are often red or orange to reinforce a volatile dance with jerky movements. This jauk manis (good, sweet) mask dance is a more controlled, regulated and enacted with more calm and human movements. Personally collected in Bali in the 1970s, it is in excellent condition with expected minor scratches and paint losses.
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