Anthropomorphic mask with oversized nose · Nepal · ID: 3044054
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Size
H: 28,5 cm
H: 11.2 inch
Description
wood,
Mocking physical malformations is typical of folk theatre in any culture, but making fun of massive noses is a way to exorcize and also to accept physical defect. Sometimes the large noses take on a sexual meaning.
The object Anthropomorphic mask with oversized nose with the object ID 3044054 was last part of the auction 89th Tribal Art Auction at July 7, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 10.
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Comparing literature
Lanfranchi, Luciano & Renzo Freschi, Himalayan Masks, Belgium 2017, p. 140