Theatre mask "wayang topeng" ·  Indonesia - Java · ID: 3042114

Description

light wood, covered with gypsum, pink grounding, painted in black, red and gold, smiling face with pointed nose and prominent eyes, coiffure, eyebrows and beard painted, old label backside: “Prinzenmaske für das Wajang…Java”, slightly dam. (nose tip);
“wayang” is a Javanese generic term for a theatrical performance - traditional shadow puppet theatre (“wayang kulit”), performances with puppets (“wayang golek”) or with human dancers wearing wooden masks (“wayang topeng”). “Wayang topeng” (“topeng” = mask) theatre mainly deals with themes from the kingdom of Jenggala, mainly with the love story of crown prince “Raden Panji” and princess “Candra”.