Sacred values Bali Mask

Mask in Bali is not just as ornaments on the art alone. More than that, the mask was not uncommon to be a fixture in religious rituals and sacred by the supporting community.

Mask means mask. Materials can mask of cloth, wood, paper or other materials. The shape masks are very diverse, there is a face-shaped gods, humans, animals, hideous creatures and others. The mask is usually a part of a performance or art.

Type of art, or commonly known as dramatari masks, among others:

- Mask Panca

- Mask Pajegan

- Mask Prembon

Proximity to the arts community, seen by the discovery of several inscriptions containing about art masks. One is Bebetin inscription (896 AD), which states as atapukan mask performances. In addition, the presence of the mask is also mentioned in the inscription Blantih around the year 1059 AD.

Being the presence of the sacred mask can be found in the area Ketewel, Sukawati, called Sang Hyang mask or Sang Hyang mask. This mask-faced woman, so called Mask Widyadari or Angels, and consists of seven pieces, which masks Widyadari Kendran, Nilotama, Gagar Mayang, Sulasih, Gudita, Supraba and Aminaka.

Not only in Ketewel, there is also a sacred mask in Trunyan village, where there is a mask that is often called Batara Brutuk Brutuk. In the village there is a temple named Trunyan Pancering Jagat Pura. In the temple there is a large statue of naked four-meter named Lord Datonta or queen Pancering Batara Jagat. Queen Pancering Batara Jagat has as many as 21 people 'unen unen-' in the form of a mask called Brutuk mask.

While, one of the Balinese mask makers is very famous I Wayan Tangguh, derived from Singapadu village, Gianyar. Before becoming an artist, Wayan Tangguh studied at Tjokorda Oka Tublan. When he felt enough learning experiences, new learning Wayan make their own masks which began in 1947.

In addition to carved masks, Wayan Tangguh also makes a variety of carvings and decorations, including the barong. Her work is made from pule wood and using natural dyes Balinese. Natural materials are used for example, kincu to dark red color, bone white to color, atal to the color yellow, the color blue to muruh leked, pere and deluga to brown color. Masks Wayan Tangguh work attracted many collectors have known for artistic value and has its own taksu.

Mask other artists is Anak Agung Gede Agung Dharma (60), born in Bangli, August 12, 1952. He was known as a versatile artist. In addition to dancing expertly sculpture can also make masks or tapel.

One of the very rare type of skills possessed it originated from perseverance, tenacity, thoroughness and patience without knowing despair into capital for him to produce works of art.

Different types of mask design ever made, including the sacred or hallowed by using wood material growth options in a particular place. Armed with masks legacy of his ancestors, he tried to make various kinds of Balinese masks while devoting himself to society to make a mask or a diksakralkan pratime society. It was based on the principle of his life "as yadnya Work". A lot of the work that the local community as sacred statues, statues of deities and sacred masks