Like so many of these older masks one of teeth had been broken, so I modelled a new one out of polymer clay and attached it carefully. I'm not really happy with the result (it was a wee bit hasty) so I might re-do it some time soon and blog the process for anyone else out there wondering how to restore these incredible masks in an inexpensive and reversible manner. I'll post more pics of this mask some time soon, along with details from the Afghan and Indian textiles I picked up recently. I know I said I would ages ago, but *jumps up and runs out of the room*
You might not be able to make it out, but this is a fantastic mid-century Balinese mask we picked up from another collector a little while back. We think it might be one of the leyak spirits that form Rangda's entourage, or even Mata Gede, an associated monkey (?) spirit. It's difficult to find reliable accounts of the Balinese pantheon since many sources seem to contradict one another, but we are so in love with this piece; it is everything the later, more commercial masks are not- inhabited, expressive, idiosyncratic. Like so many of these older masks one of teeth had been broken, so I modelled a new one out of polymer clay and attached it carefully. I'm not really happy with the result (it was a wee bit hasty) so I might re-do it some time soon and blog the process for anyone else out there wondering how to restore these incredible masks in an inexpensive and reversible manner. I'll post more pics of this mask some time soon, along with details from the Afghan and Indian textiles I picked up recently. I know I said I would ages ago, but *jumps up and runs out of the room* Comments are closed.
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