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

    Original price was: $105.00.Current price is: $89.25.
    H: 8.5″  W: 3″  D:  2.5″    | FREE SHIPPING within continental u.s.!

    Topeng Dalem is a mask of an idealized, refined and upright model of a historical Hindu King and is usually a white mask, the color of purity. The dance presents actions and gestures validating the traits of a good king: grace, poise, dignity and refinement. This piece is well carved, balanced, in fine proportion and the crown, the triangular third eye and the animal hide and hair eyebrows and mustache are well integrated as is the mask’s pleasant smile. It is in very good condition with a wash applied as a patina to make the mask look older. It was personally collected in Bali in the 1970s.

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    Vintage Spirit Ancestor Mask with Hair, Indonesia, Timor (1211YKM) SPECIAL PRICE

    Original price was: $495.00.Current price is: $420.75.
    H: 12.5″ W: 8.625″ D: 2.75″ | FREE SHIPPING IN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    Timor masks like this are rare and characterized by large roughly cut eyes, the absence of some teeth and the remaining ones being menacing. They are stored in the rafters above the house hearth accounting for their smoky black color. Often decorated with animal hide with hair, the facial pieces have either not darkened fully in the rafters or, when placed on top of each other, did not darken evenly. Frequently a bit threatening due to the black color, missing teeth and their frequent lack of balance, these ancestral masks are used in offering rituals designed to drive off malevolent spirits.

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