Shaman mask ·  Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak · ID: 3036492

Description

wood, matt brown patina, black and red paint, white pigment, animal bristles, protruding round eyes with drilled holes, nose and mouth striking askew, wing-like projecting ears, expressive forms enhanced by painting, slightly dam. (ears), crack (forhead), animal bristles missing in parts, abrasion of paint;
“Dayak” is a collective term for hundreds of various tribes. They settle all over Borneo, within the area of three different states (Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia). The Dayak have five different mask types - for harvest festivals, fertility rites, masquerades for demons and spirits and shaman masks, serving to separate the souls of the deceased from the living.