Mask

98-26-4

From: Tibet (uncertain) | Nepal (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 98-26-4
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Tibet (uncertain) | Nepal (uncertain)
Section Asian
Materials Wood | Paint | Twine
Description

Carved wood demon mask with pronounced cheek bones, fangs, and horns? - possibly a crown. Wooden shelf on back above eyes for a head to fit in while worn. A bit of twine is tied through a hole in the shelf. Painted black and blue with some red.

Credit Line Gift of Drs. Peter T. Furst and Jill L. McKeever Furst, 1998

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