Mask

60-5-10

From: Burma | Mandalay (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: Asian

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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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