masks from Indonesia

Mask is the object that is used on the face. Usually the mask used to accompany local art music. Mask on local arts generally to respect god or clarify the nature of the accompanying art. Various forms of masks exist that describe the nature of anger, there is depicting soft, and those that describe the policy.

Mask entered Indonesia in around the 17th century. It is widely used in dance that are part of traditional ceremonies, or re-telling of ancient stories of the ancestors. It is believed that the mask is closely related to ancestral spirits are regarded as the interpretation of the gods. In some tribes, the mask is still decorate various art activities and everyday customs.

Classic story of Ramayana has been growing since hundreds of years ago became the main inspiration in the creation of masks in Java. Java masks made ​​for sendra-dance performances that tell the stories of these classics. One of the characters from the Ramayana is the story of Rama and Sinta. Rama is the husband who fought desperately to save Sinta from Ravana. While Sprott is a faithful wife who fought against Ravana temptation to maintain the sanctity of love.