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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 965280, member: 2844&quot;]Please don&#039;t worry, you haven&#039;t.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I agree, &#039;not very old&#039; can mean different things to different people. I meant late 20th century.</p><p>To many people who buy souvenir masks, 1942 is antique and valuable. Some get rather upset if someone bursts their bubble, so I am usually a bit careful in my wording.</p><p><br /></p><p>The &#039;antiqued&#039; finish generally indicates 1950s and later in Asian crafts. In Java that used to be done with shoe polish, other regions probably use something similar.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is Indonesia. Indonesians generally don&#039;t dwell on the past, but get on with life. Which doesn&#039;t mean they don&#039;t know their history. They do, and can assess it. So they can assess the impact the Japanese occupation has had, they know about the cruelty, the famines and the millions of lives lost. On the other hand, they also know that the end of WWII was a chance to gain independence.</p><p><br /></p><p>But the traditional arts of for instance Java, which you mentioned, remain firmly rooted in the centuries old Hindu-Buddhist tradition. Their modern art has evolved from that.</p><p>It is that way with most art forms in the world.</p><p>During the same period, the Netherlands suffered a German occupation. No contemporary Dutch artist makes art ridiculing the German occupiers. They have moved on. Which doesn&#039;t mean they don&#039;t know what happened. They do and can assess it, just like the Indonesians can assess their history.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Indonesians welcome everyone, also the Japanese and the Dutch, because hanging on to anger damages the soul.</p><p>Besides, both the Japanese and the Dutch are major trading partners and investors.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>After considering different options, I was thinking a possible Japanese mask.</p><p>The side wings together with the bulging eyes first led us in the direction of Sri Lanka, but if we disregard the wings, it looks very Japanese imo. (Japanese with a p <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />)</p><p>Indonesia was never an option to me, simply because nothing about it looks Indonesian to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>So you could investigate Japanese inspired masks, rather than Sri Lankan.</p><p>The &#039;antiqued&#039; finish is not traditional to any culture of course, which could still mean it is someone&#039;s mask fantasy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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