The musk is perhaps the most important characteristic of the khon Dance. Khon is a dance drama genre from Thailand.It is traditinaly performed solely in the royal court by men in masks accompanied by narrators, singers along with traditional orchestra. The orchestra mainly consists of xylophone type instrument,gongs and drums.
The Khon Musk is broadly classified under five catagories:
1.Demon
2.Monkey
3.Celestial
4.Human
5.Animal
The most popular among these is the demon mask, distinguished by the colour, facial expression and crown type. Demon mask is often distinguished with bulging eyes and open mouth displaying set of teeth. Monkey mask are second popular and are distinguished by the colour, facial expression and crown type.
