mask

Unknown

Museum of World Culture
Göteborg, Sweden

Mask of palm wood, polychrome. The mask represents the evil witch Rangda who competes in the Barong dance against the Good, represented by the Barong. Large convex, bulging eyes; large overhanging upper teeth; long fangs; large, wide-open nostrils. Purchase: art dealers Boeatan. Dated to the second half of the 19th - first half of the 20th century.

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Details

Title: mask
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: 1850/1950
Location Created: Bali, Indonesien
Physical Dimensions: 10cm , 16 cm, 28 cm
External Link: Object at Museum of World Culture (Världskulturmuseet)

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