Mask of "hanuman" ("King of the apes")

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Description

wood, painted in red, black and white, carved with a moustache, slightly dam., abrasion, small traces of insect caused damage, crack and missing part backside;
only little is known about the usage of Nepalese masks. According to field studies there is a category of masks sculpted in the memory of deceased ancestors, a group of masks representing demons, and another group depicting clowns.

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Comparing literature

Als die Götter noch jung waren, Offenburg 2002, p. 63 Pannier, Francois, Masks of the Himalaya, o.O. 2009, p. 190 f.

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