Mask
60-5-10
From: Burma | Mandalay (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Asian
Native Name | Myauk-gaung-saung |
Object Number | 60-5-10 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Burmese |
Provenience | Burma | Mandalay (uncertain) |
Date Made | 1925-1960 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Paper Mache | Glass | Pigment |
Technique | Painted | Paper Mache | Inlaid |
Iconography | Hanuman |
Description | Papier-mâché headdress of the monkey god Hanuman. Painted in red, blue, saffron yellow and gold over white. Decorated with colored bits of glass. Worn by a male dancer in the Ramayana dance drama. |
Height | 20 cm |
Width | 22 cm |
Depth | 27 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Henry B. Keep, 1960 |
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