Korean Hahoe Style Mask
Face mask with crossed eyes, three red dots on face, long nose. Talchum are Korean dance-mask dramas. In Hahoetal there are twelve stock characters that play specific social roles. Gaksi, or Kaksi, is the Bride. Gaksi is a shy and quiet character. Her mask is also used to depict a goddess; which goddess this is may vary from village to village, as many locations have their own patron spirits. The writing on the reverse side of this mask indicated that this mask was made in a small village outside of the city of Yangju.
- Object: Korean Hahoe Style Mask
- Artist: -
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- Dimensions: 6.5'L x 5"W x 2"H
- Culture Area: Asia / Korea
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- Cultural Context: Hahoe style of mask. Hahoe talchum is just one of dozens of styles of Korean masks and associated dances. Many different regions have their own unique forms of the art; in fact, some styles belong to a single small village. The masks range from fairly realistic to outlandish and monstrous. Some are large, exaggerated circles. Others are oval, or even triangular, with long and pointed chins. Songpa Sandae Noli
- Donor: Elizabeth Richardson (mother), Maury & Resa Dance
- Catalog #: 115.122