{"id":18518,"date":"2022-02-14T14:20:42","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T19:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/?page_id=18518"},"modified":"2025-05-27T15:57:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T19:57:15","slug":"balinese-rangda-mask","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/hudson-museum-scavenger-hunt\/balinese-rangda-mask\/","title":{"rendered":"Hudson Museum Scavenger Hunt: Balinese Rangda Mask"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Balinese Rangda mask. (HM4928<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Where did it come from?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This mask originally came from Bali in Indonesia. It was handmade. All of the wood would have come from one tree, taken without cutting the tree down, and then once the mask was completed, it would\u2019ve been presented to the tree from which the wood was taken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What was it used for?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Rangda mask were worn during a performance called the Barong Dance. Balinese masks have 4 main uses: religious practice, protection, performance, and decoration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Masks can be seen decorating buildings, incorporated into temples, and nearly every festival or cultural event will have a performance done by dancers wearing masks.<\/p>\n\n\n