Barong Mask Fair Trade Indonesia Bali Wooden

Barong Mask from Bali

Barong Mask from Bali. They hang imposingly on any wall and protect against evil spirits.

They are availalbe in 2 sizes and are hand carved and hand painted on Balsa wood.

Design may vary slightly due to handmade nature as may the paint colours.

Dimensions: 32 x 29cm.

The Barong Mask has a hanging loop on the back.  Only the top side is painted.

All our balinese wooden carvings are handmade in Bali by Darma. We have been working with Darma since 2008.  You can see other pieces by him here.

We sell many handcrafted items from Indonesia. Indonesia has so many amazing indigenous crafts.  We sell more other animals in our other listings. 

We stock many of the kinds of crafts that Bali is rightly famous for and are small part of supporting the craftwork industry there and ensuring that the skills built up over generations are not lost.

Background

Woodcarving is the most enduring and widespread medium for artistic expression in Indonesia. Each Culture has its own style, and the diversity and sophiscation of Indonesia’s woodcarvers is remarkable. In Indonesia a house not only protects its inhabitants from the elements, but repels unwanted spirits. Example include the horned Singa (lion) heads that protect Batak Houses, the water buffalo representations on toraja houses sigifying prosperity, or the serpents and magical dog carving on Dayak houses in Kalimantan.