Masks and daggers

There are various interpretations of its function in the literature. One emphasizes the protective and healing influence of the pendant on the wearer. The other states that the pen...

Function: Forty-five theatre masks form a part of the Vanadis Collection, most of them are meant for the no-theatre. The no-theatre is counted as one of the oldest now living thea...

1916.9.321 Name and identification of character The head of the Sanni demon family, referred to as Maha-kola sanni yaka, Raja-mulu sanni yaka, or Daha-ata sanni yaka (Sin.) (Yaka ...

Function: From kaya, “up towards the mountain”, i.e. the volcano Gunung Agung, the abode of the gods and the heavenly sphere, flows forces of blessing down to the humans. In the op...

Small mask in clear colors, red-white-black. Two sharp bird beaks start on top of the trip. down and meet in the middle of the mask, two triangular holes can be thought of as eyes....

1916.9.116 Name and and A headman or chieftain, aracci Context Stage one in a Kolam performance Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) Iconography The love of the mask and the basic ...

Soldiers used daggers mainly in hand-to-hand combat, but these thrusting weapons were also a status symbol for the nobility. Various types were in use, often with an embellished hi...