Theatre mask · Indonésie - Java · ID: 3041296
Vendu
450 €
Provenance
Poul Mørk (1938 – 2013), Copenhagen, Denmark. Curator of the African Collections Departement at the National Museum of DenmarkDescription
light wood, polychrome paint, narrow slits underneath the eyes, fine painting, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
the javanese theater as a whole goes back to the buffalo-skin figures of “wayang purwa”, especially on the round figures of “wayang golek”.