20th C. Indonesian Java Painted Wood Mask - Monkey

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Java, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask depicting a highly stylized monkey face with openwork circular eyes, a tapered nose with rounded nostrils, a delineated philtrum above thin, red-painted lips, yellow-painted eyebrows and mustache hairs, and an arching coiffure. The temples each have a drilled suspension hole, and the entire mask is covered in espresso-hued pigment. Masks like this example are oftentimes used by children during ceremonial dances. Size: 4.5" W x 5.1" H (11.4 cm x 13 cm); 8.2" H (20.8 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection

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Condition Report: Small losses to areas of periphery as shown. Light fading to original pigmentation, with a couple of stable fissures, and light encrustations within some recessed areas. Light earthen deposits throughout, and nice patina on verso.