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Balinese Wood Mask Handicrafts from Indonesia

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A few examples of masks used to enact some of the characters in Balinese dramas are shown above.
Mask performances have been important rituals on the Island of Bali for more than one thousand years. Bali is one of the few places where the ritual art has never disappeared - and is in fact thriving. Carvers are producing more beautiful and elaborate masks than ever, and thousands of people worldwide collect these compelling pieces of art. The proliferation of artists and performers indicates that the tiny island is undergoing a cultural renaissance, the centerpiece of which is the tapel – the beautiful Balinese mask.

Worn in a performance accompanied by Balinese gamelan music, the mask is the catalyst for the rhythms and movements of the performers. Balinese masks take on a broad range of sculptural forms. Striking glossy surfaces are achieved by endless sanding and several coats of paint. The expressive tautness of a mask’s features is the hallmark Balinese style.

Masks are used in four traditional Balinese dramas: the Topeng, enacting stories from the times of the old Balinese kingdoms and establishing a link with the ancestor world; the Barong, which involves giant puppets and animals serving as protective spirits enabling a village to ward off evil; the Wayang Wong, which performs the Ramayana, a great Hindu epic dramatizing the triumph of virtue over vice; and the Calonarang, which challenges local witches by appealing for the support and protection of Durga, the Queen of Witches and Goddess of Death.

The three types of masks used in these dramas depict humans, animals and demons. Human-looking masks can be full face or three-quarter face (extending to the upper lip), or can have a moveable jaw. They represent certain character types rather than specific people. Heroes and heroines are stereotypically handsome, with refined features matched by the movements of dancers. The coarser the character, the more the features are exaggerated: eyes bulge, mouths and noses thicken, and teeth are fangs; colors also reveal character.

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