Dance mask

Description

Ten headed papier-mache mask of the demon king Ravana, part of a Chhou dance costume, painted in blues, red, white and black and decorated with beads, sequins and tinsel: India, Bengal, Purulia District, by Nepal Chandra Sutradhar, 2001

Museum reference

K.2001.944 A

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Dance mask

Production information

Sutradhar, Nepal Chandra, 1939 (b.), Maker
Purulia, Bengal, India, South Asia

Date

2001

Materials

Papier-mâché

Physical description

Papier-mache, painted in blues, red, white and black, decorated with beads, sequins and tinsel

Associations

Depicted: Ravanna
Dusshera Workshop

Exhibitions

• Performance and Lives (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

'Influential Links', National Museums Scotland, Uncover Discover: Review 09, pp 12-13.

On display

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