BALI TRIP

Mas Village is located in Ubud sub district and Gianyar Regency, east part of Bali and was one of villages in Bali fundamentally identified as an artistic countryside by focusing in artistic of wood carving.

Mass Village is strategically located in the main road from Denpasar to Ubud and it can be reached from various of angle. It is about 15 km easterly go to the majors road to Ubud from Denpasar town. If you wish to go to this place from Denpasar, the starting spandrel points step into Mas Village is Sakah, where a big baby idol monumentally existing in the middle of road. The Baby idol is a symbol and representative of human being life early which is believed by local residents with full of philosophic value, religious and dynamism.

Mas Village have It’s owns the typical style of wood carving art by placing forward the distinguish synergy the humanism and naturalism. Most of the prominent wood-carvers of Bali dwell in Mas village, producing elaborate and fine woodcarvings and this is where they teach the young generation to carve by imitating the master carvers.

The result of wood carving art in this village owns the immeasurable and wide dimension like idol for the devoting, representative dimension of everyday Balinese social society life (farmer, fisherman, worker, intellectual, merchant etc), the abstract dimension as existing of actor imagination which is listening carefully of reality, dynamics and life philosophy. The villagers are same as villagers at other tourism countryside in Bali that have also experienced the transformation from agrarian society to the crafting society. Even nowadays, it is continued to service society from commerce service until levying service of the souvenir for overseas and domestic tourist.

Known for its woodcarvers and mask carvers, this is one of the best places to shop for woodcarvings you have to see. The Gallery of Ida Bagus Tilem houses the most exquisite quality. The mask maker, Ida Bagus Anom is known for his innovative style. Every Kuningan holiday season, the ancient Wayang Wong masked dance is performed at Pura Taman Pule. Take a good half day to wander around this village.