Mask

Museum number:
18-1485
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21180001485
Accession number:
Acc.3874
Description:
Mask. Male face, wood, carved, painted, mustache and eyebrows of animal fur, inlaid mother-of-pearl teeth, cotton string ties at sides. Paper label glued to back states, “Made in Bali, Indonesia;” “Indonesia” stamped in ink; “Gst. Ngurah, Tokosorga Botuon” printed in ink. Collector purchased mask in Fiji. Length 19.2 cm. Width 14.5 cm.
Donor:
Mrs. Victor Vogel
Collection place:
Bali, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia
Culture or time period:
Indonesian
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 18-1485, described as Mask. Male face, wood, carved, painted, mustache and eyebrows of animal fur, inlaid mother-of-pearl teeth, cotton string ties at sides. Paper label glued to back states, “Made in Bali, Indonesia;” “Indonesia” stamped in ink; “Gst. Ngurah, Tokosorga Botuon” printed in ink. Collector purchased mask in Fiji. Length 19.2 cm. Width 14.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 18-1485, described as Mask. Male face, wood, carved, painted, mustache and eyebrows of animal fur, inlaid mother-of-pearl teeth, cotton string ties at sides. Paper label glued to back states, “Made in Bali, Indonesia;” “Indonesia” stamped in ink; “Gst. Ngurah, Tokosorga Botuon” printed in ink. Collector purchased mask in Fiji. Length 19.2 cm. Width 14.5 cm.

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