WRINKLED yet strong hands cut and shape a piece of wood. One day in early December, Harjokemun Al Moloq, 84, is in the middle of finishing a mask of Prince Prabu Kelono Sewandono-one of the masks worn in the Reog dance.

Mbah Moloq, as he is better known, has been making Reog handicrafts for more than 65 years. He is not only an expert in making Prabu Kelono masks or Pujang Ganom masks but also an expert in making peacock feather costumes and singo