DAYAK KAYAN-KENYAH, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. White, black and red polychrome light wood. Hudoq" bird mask with rhinoceros hornbill beak, gaping dragon mouth and prominent chin. The two wing-shaped ears have wooden tusks at the top. These masks evoke the bush spirits responsible for purifying the village. The masked 'hudoq' dance, which concludes the rites of the Rice Tradition, is seen by the villagers as a rite of fertility for the earth and all of nature. Height: 35 cm. Width: 20 cm. Literature: See pages 65 to 69, "BORNEO and BEYOND", tribal arts of indonesia, East Malaysia and Madagascar. Produced by Bareo Gallery, Singapore, 1990. Provenance: Collected in situ in 1975 by Jacques Cortecero on the Mahakam River.