Masque "Garuda"
Bhutan
Vendu
1 500 €
Provenance
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 19 June 2010, Lot 144Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany
Taille
H: 26 cm
H: 10.2 inch
Description
wood, three-piece, polychrome colours
The ancient “Bon” animist bird spirit “Khyung”. Subsumed by later Buddhist imagery its shamanic connections are retained by its use of mountain goat horns.