Pulai

Pulai or punyan pule wood is used to make most Balinese masks. Its light color enhances pigments and its durability makes it virtually crack resistant and easier to carve.

  • Vintage Carved Mask of a King, Bali (1301-12EBE) $105

    Vintage Carved Mask of a King, Bali (1301-12EBE) $105

    $105.00

    This Dalem is a traditional folk-art and ethnic maskĀ  (topeng) from Bali made from pulai wood of a Hindu king (Dalem). He stares directly at the viewer while his high cheeks help express his poise and the ability to remain cool in a crisis. This is a fine example of a gifted carver able to…

  • Vintage Mask of a King (Topeng Dalem), Bali (1301-2FBE) $105

    Vintage Mask of a King (Topeng Dalem), Bali (1301-2FBE) $105

    $105.00

    All ethnic mask (topeng) dances in Bali are accompanied with music from a gamelan percussion orchestra as are dramas and other entertainments considered as offerings to honor, please and attract the favor of the gods and ancestral spirits. In the west dancers put on masks to pretend they are someone else. Balinese dancers become the…

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