LOT 341 (5) Southeast-Asian Wood, Brass & Enamel Masks
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Set of 5 Southeast-Asian masks: a) Balinese carved wooden mask of protective demon with blue face, gaping tooth-filled mouth, snout nose and elaborate vertical headdress in blues, pink, gold, and white. Sticker on reverse states "Hand Made in Bali Indonesia" and "293914/$15.83"; b) Carved wooden mask with metal inserts or applications from Nepal, blue face with silver and copper plates nailed to wood, incised with abstract designs. Sticker on back states "Hand Made in Nepal"; c) Carved wooden Indonesian mask, dark-red stained wood with black accent paint, possibly also gold. Face has bulging eyes, snout nose, and a wide mouth full of long teeth. The ears are separate from the face and nailed to the central piece; d) Beaten brass mask with enamel and metal wire decoration in blue, red, and white to delineate features - bulging eyes, large nose, mouth with teeth, also protruding tongue; e) small wooden mask of Indonesian protective demon in white, red, gold, and brown with protruding canines and affixed fabric and paper cut-out tongue. Dimensions are: a) 13 inches tall X 6 1/2 inches wide; b) 15 3/4 inches tall X 9 1/2 inches wide; c) 9 inches tall X 12 1/2 inches wide; d) 7 1/2 inches tall X 7 3/4 inches wide; e) 9 inches tall X 4 1/2 inches wide. All measurements are approximate. Condition: a) Layer of dirt over front of mask; right canine tooth broken, and some wear to bottom crenellations and reverse of mask; b) Wood split on right bottom of reverse; otherwise in good condition; c) Considerable wear to chin and jaw of features, fading and darkening of color throughout, particularly teeth and eyeballs. The ears or wings are coming unhinged from central piece and there is some cracking along central piece near wings, possibly from stress. Rough texture along bottom rim implies further wear or breakage. Small, upside down sticker on reverse, which reads "964." d) Overall good condition, some darkening of metal due to age or dust exposure; e) split in wood on top rim of reverse, damage to upper left canine, stiffening and creasing of fabric tongue.
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