Destination # 6 Indonesia

Indonesian Masks

"Exotic beautiful Balinese Barong Mask from Indonesia. The Barong deity comes to earth during Balinese Hindu ceremonies and enters the body of a follower. The possesed goes into a trance and performes the exotic movements of the Barong dance. This exotic mask will make a great addition to any collection or a unique gift."


"The flying Balinese goddess of fertility."


















"This beautiful one of a kind hand carved batik mask is awesome. The colors and velvety soft feel of this mask will make a great addition to any collection or give it to somebody who has everything."


These Indonesian Masks are from the islands of Bali, Lombak and Java. These Indonesian Masks are some of the most exotic masks of current day Indonesian artists. Indonesian masks are very important to preserve the tradition of what their culture values, create pyhsical representations of religious values and depict things from their history. Indonesians use these makes to past down their history orally to their children and so on. I like this because i think by giving children a vivid, tangible and intricate mask, they will be more interested in the story being told and more likely to pass it on.

Many of these masks depict people, deities, demons and more. Some reports on Indonesian masks say that they are used to ward off evil spirits and protect the family.

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