CIREBON MASK

Cirebon is a mask made of wood is quite soft and malleable but still takes perseverance, precise accuracy, and takes a long time in the manufacturing process. Even a skilled craftsman who has had to make one mask takes up to a day. Wood used is wood rare. The mask is usually used for Cirebon mask dance art.

Production Method
Steps Cirebon mask making are as follows:

1.Kayu spindles triangular shaped and polished surface
2.Mulai carved out little by little, especially for laying parts of the face such as the eyes, cheeks, and lips. The nose should be raised from other parts
3.Setiap surface of the face began to be formed by using a chisel
4.After pretty neat, the entire surface of the face covered with primer, then sanded.
5.Setelah paint is dry, begin face mask was dressed by using paint colors. Of course tailored to the type of mask.

Type of Mask
All types of masks will be charged at the time Cirebonan mask dance performances accompanied by gamelan. The most basic Cirebon Tepeng five Masks also called Panca Wanda:

Bannerman, her white symbolizes purity newborn
Samba (Pamindo), mask-faced children cheerful, funny, and agile
Rumyang, his face portraying a teen
Patih (Hero), describes the mask-faced adults assertive, personable, and responsible
Kelana (Ravana), a mask that describes a person who is angry

According to Hasan Nawi, one of the Cirebon mask craftsman in their day-to-day life such as wearing masks, such as mad as a cheery-faced mask've replaced with a mask of anger. If no adult childish attitude as he was changing the mask with the mask adult children.

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