Fine Topeng Dance Mask – SHIVA – Bali, Indonesia
Early to mid 20th century. Wood, hair, pigment. Cm. 18,2 long (7.16 Inches); cm 15,2 width (5.98 Inches). Shiva (meaning “auspicious one”) is a major Hindu deity, and is the Transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. Shiva is a yogi who has notice...