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Two Ritual Masks Tubuai and Duk-Duk

STATE OF PRESERVATION: Dehydration of the leaves and the feathers in several parts. Splitting of the wooden elements. RESTORATION PROCESS INCLUDES: • Pesticide treatment • Removal of the dust • Consolidation of the wooden support where needed • Re-hydration of the leaves and feathers • Integration of the missing parts where needed • Overall consolidation • Photographic documentation and summary Total cost € 20.000,00 contact our office for further information These masks are from Malaysia and were created by the Tolai for ritual ceremonies of their secret societies. These societies organized periodic rituals to reorganize social order, which was based on the initiation of men. These two masks are associated with the feminine (Tubuan) and the masculine (Duk-Duk). The first mask, Tubuan, is composed by a wood structure surrounded by many large leaves. A cone shaped piece of wood is on the top with two large wide open eyes painted in white pigment and a short pendentive. The second mask, Duk-Duk, is similar to the previous one in shape and materials. However, here we find the feathers and a wood pendentive higher than the previous one.

Index for this Department: Introduction Japanese Armor of Kon Kebiki Odoshi Gomai Dangaie-Do-Tosei-Gusoku Chinese Armor of a General of the Manciù Dinasty Peacocks Under a Cherry Tree Two Tapa Masks from Melanesia Ten Colored Xylographies Four Ceremonial Shields for Tambaran House Two Ritual Masks Tubuai and Duk-Duk Bundu Costume Two Vanatu Masks Tambaran Ten Funerary Poles Sacred Polynesian Reliquary Eskimo Kayak Two African Lirae Japanese Sword Wakizashi signed “Yasutsugu”

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