Artifact No.23 - The Wooden Mask
I found this mask during one of our thrifting adventures, what drew me to it is how visually striking it is. Maybe it drew itself to me too. The expression is of a manically smiling face with large teeth and bulging eyes. The features are surrounded with geometric patterns, but it's the expression itself that really catches you.
From what I was able to determine through Google searches online, either the origin of the mask is Indonesian or African. I was able to find visually similar examples of both online. Okay, interesting. If it's Indonesian, it may be a Dayak mask representing a demon. If it's African, it may be a Pungdudu mask, which are typically worn by warriors, according to one site I found. Although those masks typically have ears as part of the face, so this one doesn't have ears.
Seeing it on the shelf in the store, something about it drew me towards it, and I had to add it to our collection.
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