Artisan Crafted Wood Batik Mask from Javanese Artisan, "Semar"

One of the four punokawan or "clowns" from Javanese shadow puppetry, Semar is the leader or father figure of the other three. Traditionally, such characters would provide comic relief, but also social criticism. Tri Sugiyanti works to preserve Javanese cultural heritage by recreating Semar in this unique mask. The mask is craved from albesia wood and carefully painted by hand.