{"id":8051,"date":"2019-05-17T13:33:48","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T13:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/?p=8051"},"modified":"2019-05-17T13:38:01","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T13:38:01","slug":"old-balinese-mask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/old-balinese-mask\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Balinese mask"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/aaaMystrySolvd-1564a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/aaaMystrySolvd-1564a-282x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/aaaMystrySolvd-1564a-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/aaaMystrySolvd-1564a-600x638.jpg 600w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/aaaMystrySolvd-1564a.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><\/a>Q:  Wondering about the history of this mask. My grandfather was on the USS Baltimore during WW11. He brought this mask home, called her &#8216;Callie&#8217;, hung her over the back door and said she would ward off evil. No one remembers anything else.  Kati, 1564<\/p>\n<p>A:  You have a mask made for the classic dance dramas of Bali. Poorly carved and painted, it is probably from a small village, 75 to 100 years ago. It has been quickly repaired and repainted to attract off-duty sailors. Because of its sloppy appearance and interesting history, I think it would add something unusual to a collection of Balinese masks.  B-<a href=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/aaaMystrySolvd-1564b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/aaaMystrySolvd-1564b-243x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/aaaMystrySolvd-1564b-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/aaaMystrySolvd-1564b.jpg 571w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/aaaMystrySolvd-1564c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/aaaMystrySolvd-1564c-266x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/aaaMystrySolvd-1564c-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/aaaMystrySolvd-1564c-600x677.jpg 600w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/aaaMystrySolvd-1564c.jpg 638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q: Wondering about the history of this mask. My grandfather was on the USS Baltimore during WW11. He brought this mask home, called her &#8216;Callie&#8217;, hung her over the back door and said she would ward off evil. No one remembers anything else. Kati, 1564 A: You have a mask made for the classic dance dramas of Bali. Poorly carved and painted, it is probably from a small village, 75 to 100 years ago. It has been quickly repaired and repainted to attract off-duty sailors. Because of its sloppy appearance and interesting history, I think it would add something unusual to a collection of Balinese masks. 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