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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 973031, member: 2844&quot;]In many cultures masks don&#039;t accomodate the performer to such an extent that performers can see well. They accomodate the sanctity of the character.</p><p><br /></p><p>Below is a hand-held mask from Malang, East Java, Indonesia. The performer changes masks, playing different characters while enacting the story of prince Panji.</p><p>This is a real Javanese mask, and as you can see the style is very different from yours:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]204892[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The performer has very little vision, but he can breathe through the nostrils of the mask and small holes in the corners of the mouth.</p><p>Since it is a traditional Malang mask, there is no way to attach the mask to anything, so I strung some wire through the nostrils to hang it.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie86" alt=":sorry:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Detail of an eye slit:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]204893[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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