Model khon figure, representing a Ramayana dancer in a black demon mask with prominent fangs. The body is made from papier-mâché, the clothes from silk and gold thread. The lower body clothing consists of three fringed aprons and a red and white spotted skirt cloth worn over red trousers. The figure wears a long-sleeved jacket of the same fabric as the skirt, decorated with purl strips, and two anklets. The figure's right hand is missing, and the right foot is broken.
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