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BALINESE BHOMA (BOMA) GUARDIAN MASK — CARVED WOOD WALL SCULPTURE
Large three-piece Balinese-style wall mask. Central hollowed face flanked by two separate openwork carved panels attached with slotted brass screws, with a painted arched nimbus (prabha) rising behind the crown. Hand carved and hand painted accents throughout the scrollwork, crown and facial detailing.
The composition — a fanged guardian face framed by scrolling foliate wings — follows the Bhoma form traditionally placed above doorways and temple gates in Bali as a threshold guardian. Known as Bhoma, Boma, Barong or Rakshasa. This is decor, not a wearable mask.
Braided picture wire mounted on two brass screws. Ready to hang.Paper MADE IN INDONESIA import label on the reverse.
MEASUREMENTSApprox. 24.5" wide x 12.5" tall x 6" deepWeight: Weighs approx. 4 lbs
CONDITIONGood display condition with honest wear. Specifically:
- Two paint losses in the black band below the crown, each roughly dime sized
- Filled and repaired area with green overpaint residue near the left wing joint
- Several plugged screw holes and a few open holes on the reverse
- Scattered edge rub and white scuffing to the painted reverse
- Light wear and crackling to the gold paint in high spots
- Visible seams where the side panels join the central mask, as made
No cracks through the carving. Tusks and fretwork are intact and solid. One section is a little loose.
SHIPPINGMay ship USPS, UPS or FEDEX at SELLERS discretion.
