Mask "Mahakala" (also "Gonpo") · Nepal / Tibet · ID: 3048782
sold
EUR 4,000
Provenance
Rolf Kunitsch, Münster, GermanyZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 12 May 2001, Lot 822
Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany
Size
H: 38,5 cm
H: 15.2 inch
Description
wood, encrusted patina, remains of black mass and fibres,
“Mahakala” is a deity who is considered the “protector of Buddhist doctrine” (“Dharma”), hence also called “Dharmapala”. “Mahakala” appears as a so-called “wrathful deity”. He wears a crown with five skulls and the omniscient third eye on his forehead.
The mask type is found throughout the Himalayan region (Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, northern India, etc.).