Mask "hudoq" ·  Indonesia - Borneo, Kayan · ID: 3037823

Description

light weighted wood, painted in red, white and black, characteristic form with big eyes, protruding nose and chin, separate worked ornamental side projections, slightly dam., missing parts (left projection), rep. (right projection), abrasion of paint, wickerwork cap on top for carrying the mask now missing;
the most prestigious type of “hudoq” is the composite dragon-hornbill mask, such as the one seen here. Such masks were worn by young men performing the “hudoq” dance, impersonating spirits who had come down to earth to bless and protect the harvest.

Comparing literature

Capistrano-Baker, Florina, Art of Island Southeast Asia, New York 1994, p. 32, ill. 11