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.
The object Mask “hudoq” with the object ID 3037823 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 4.
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Comparing literature
Capistrano-Baker, Florina, Art of Island Southeast Asia, New York 1994, p. 32, ill. 11