Comments on: Photo Fridays – Masks

By: DeliciousBaby

DeliciousBaby — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 23:09:23 +0000

We love watching artists in action too… and we spent a lot of time in SE Asia visiting wood & stone carving workshops.

We used bangkok as a hub for our trip, and every time we were back in town, we took a trip to the local FedEx (reliable, and much cheaper in Asia than it is here) to ship back another round of treasures. I can’t think how much we must have spent on shipping it certainly wasn’t cheap!

By: Adrienne

Adrienne — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:29:18 +0000

Very cool mask and interesting to see a teeny piece of the creation process.

Thank you for sharing.

By: Dominique

Dominique — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:58:56 +0000

Too bad you couldn’t easily figure out how to get that mask home. What a conversation piece!
I do like to find things unique to the area when I travel…makes me wish I had far more room in my house to bring things home and display. At the very least, we often hit the local grocery store, or farm market if we can find it, to get something unique and produced in the area.

By: jessiev

jessiev — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:59:07 +0000

TOO cool!

By: Meg

Meg — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:57:04 +0000

Just to let everyone know -
1) The price of of the mask was negotiable. It is tough picking your price because of craftsmanship. I would guess we could have purchased this for US$50-80.
2) We did buy another (far less scary) mask from another maskmaker. I will post a full story at some point in the future.
3) OMG it was heavy. When you see the full costumes that people wear not only is the weight amazing, but also the fact it is over 90 degrees.

By: wandermom

wandermom — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:49:45 +0000

I’m sad for you that you had to leave the mask behind, but very happy that you took such great photos

By: Caitlin (Roaming Tales)

Caitlin (Roaming Tales) — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:45:34 +0000

What a wonderful mask! I’m always tempted to buy things like this – to help keep the traditions and skills alive, if nothing else. But I wouldn’t want that hanging on the hall wall to scare me on a night-time bathroom trip!

By: Linda (minnemom)

Linda (minnemom) — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:05:11 +0000

The hand-carving is really interesting. I’m always amazed at people who have that skill.

By: Amy @ The Q Family

Amy @ The Q Family — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:51:10 +0000

That’s so neat. Was it heavy? I couldn’t imagine if someone has to wear that in a ceremony if it’s too heavy.

By: Heatheronhertravels

Heatheronhertravels — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:53:56 +0000

At least you brought the photo back as a souvenir, even if you couldn’t fit the mask in your luggage.