Balinese Cultural Masks
Wood mask, 'Ruby Flames'
Wayan Rita designs an extraordinary mask featuring eyes like burning flames. Carved from albesia wood, the mask's ornate elegance is hand-painted with utmost care and dexterity.
Wood mask, 'Exotic Emerald Ruby'
Bali's Wayan Rita presents an admirable mask with lips, eyes and nose detailed in gold. Carved from albesia wood, the mask's exotic beauty is painted by hand.
Wood mask, 'Green Janger Dancer'
A Janger dancer appears with serenity in her eyes, her image forever immortalized in albesia wood by Wayan Gandung. Her elaborate headdress is adorned with golden accents that highlight the ephemeral beauty of the performer.
Wood mask, 'Face of Sadness'
Bali's Nyoman Naranata is masterful at capturing human emotion, to then transform it into an admirable work of art. Using manual tools, Naranata carves an exceptional hibiscus wood mask that portrays the force of sadness.
Wood mask, 'Emerald Flames'
Wayan Rita designs an extraordinary mask featuring eyes like burning emerald flames. Carved from albesia wood, the mask's ornate elegance is hand-painted with utmost care and dexterity.
Wood batik mask, 'Blue Mood'
Calm and quiet, a serene blue personage smiles mysteriously. Flowers and foliage typify the buketan motif while the complementary cecek pattern takes its name from the Balinese word for "dot." This intriguing mask comes from Indah and Indra.
Wood batik mask, 'Prince of Java'
Wearing a crown, this young man represents a prince of Java. Indah and Indra shape the distinctive features and cover the mask with batik colors. Flowers and foliage typify the buketan motif while the complementary cecek pattern takes its name from the Balinese word for "dot.
Wood mask, 'Jade Magnolia'
Wayan Rita translates the mysticism that surrounds masks into a colorful work of art. She paints the albesia wood mask with acrylics, celebrating nature with a budding magnolia on the forehead. Features a hook for hanging.
Wood mask, 'Sleeping Miss Fan'
Made Tresna presents the face of serenity and inner peace in this extraordinary mask. From Tresna's Kipas ("Fan") series, the mask is accomplished with sublime detail; though asleep, the face is admiringly vivid.
Wood mask, 'Mysterious Majesty in Red'
This mask by Wayan Rita personifies a royal Indonesian personage wearing an ornate headdress. An original piece, the mask is carved from albesia wood and painted by hand in great detail.