Mas “ubud”
Long established as a major woodcarving centre, MAS is a rewarding place both to browse and to buy, but as it stretches 5km from end to end you’ll need plenty of time or your own transport to do it justice. All Batubulan-Ubud bemos pass through the village. At its northern end, Mas joins up with the village of Peliatan , on the outskirts of Ubud.The woodcarvers of Mas gained great inspiration from the local Pita Maha arts movement during the 1930s, which encouraged the carving of secular subjects as well as the more traditional masks and religious images. Seventy years on, and the range of carvings on display in the Mas shops is enormous; you’ll find superbly imaginative portraits of legendary creatures and erotic human figures, alongside tacky cats, dogs and fish.
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