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Dayak Hudoq mask
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Zwolle, NetherlandsOn Whoppah since April 2020 • 10 sales
Product description
Indonesian ritual mask, the so-called "Hudoq": a dragon-hornbill spirit.
The Hudoq is part of a ceremony to drive away pests from the fields during the planting season and ensure a fruitful harvest. The Hudoqs, wearing brightly colored masks and costumes made of banana leaves, attempt to frighten the onlookers, who represent the spirits of the pests. Therefore, the more grotesque masks were favored. Heavy bronze earrings dangled from their ears to give the Hudoq's movements extra motion and sometimes sound. They wore a straw hat filled with hornbill feathers (which is missing from this example) and held it to their face with a biting stick. They dance in large groups to the rhythm of drums.
Hudoqs can also be used by shamans for healing rituals, to drive away the source of illness.
Hudoqs come in various forms. This one is part hornbill and part demon, and is a well-known mask type among the Dayak.
Original region: Borneo or East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Materials: Wood, white/black/red paint, rattan, iron nails.
Dimensions:
Height approx. 40 cm
Width approx. 40 cm
Depth approx. 36 cm
Specifications
ConditionVery goodColorsWhite, Red, BlackMaterialWoodNumber of items1First ownerYesHeight40 cmWidth40 cmDepth36 cmSigns of usageCrack
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Zwolle, NetherlandsOn Whoppah since April 2020 • 10 sales