Shaman's mask with ear ornament · Mongolia, Evenks · ID: 3045027
sold
EUR 9,000
Size
H: 21,5 cm
H: 8.5 inch
Description
metal, soot, horn, fabric, on fabric coated plywood plate (m: 38 cm x 36 cm)
Metal masks were intended to evoke horror and supposed to personify a spirit incarnated in the shaman and directing his performance.Their open mouth seems to indicate that the spirit within is speaking, urging, perhaps demanding something.
Comparing literature
Ivanov, S., Ancient Masks of Siberian Peoples, Leningrad 1975, plate 20