Modern Thai mask of a demon, from a version of the Rama story

Source: ebay, June 2004

"Khone was the oldest Thai traditiona and culture. It was originally developed as an exclusively Royal entertainment, popular at the court of Ayuttaya City and later of Rattanakosin City. The present , Thai classical opera was described as dances to the tunes of the fiddle and other instruments by masked dancers. Some of them are make of characters form " Demon in RAMMAKIEN " (Thai version of Indian Ramayana epic)."