Item: Mask - Wrathful
ཞལ་འབག། བོན། ནང་པ། རུས་སྡེ།
面具（苯教，佛教，部落）
(item no. 65827)
| Origin Location | Himalayan Region |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Bon, Buddhist and Uncertain |
| Material | Papier Mache |
| Collection | Private |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Object/Concept
Himalayan Dance Mask.
Dance masks are created with many different faces representing an assortment of deities along with well established culturally recognized stereotypical personalities. This mask likely represents a demonic figure in the retinue of a more recognizable villain type such as Yama the god of death.
Jeff Watt 2-2008
View other items in the Thematic Set: Sculpture: Masks of the Himalayas
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