Monkey mask · Inde - Himachal Pradesh · ID: 3040732
French Private Collection
Description
wood, dark brown patina, red pigment, expressive facial features with circular pierced eyes and revealed teeth, crown-like headgear, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage and abrasion, missing part on the back, base;
probably depicting “Hanuman”.
As a result of his exploits in the Ramayana, “Hanuman” became widely known for his feats of strength, bravery and primarily for his devotion to “Rama” in his struggles to recover his wife, “Sita”, who had been abducted by the ten-headed demon, “Ravana”, of Sri Lanka. Because of his superlative language and musical skills he is the patron saint of many students and scholars.
L’objet Monkey mask avec l’ID d’objet 3040732 a fait partie de l’enchère 83rd Tribal Art Auction en 28 mai 2016 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 55.
Vous trouverez d’autres Masques et autres types d’objets populaires sur nos pages thématiques associées. Notre page sur le thème Art asiatique pourrait également vous intéresser.
Publications
Musée des Arts d'Afrique et d'Asie, Himalaya Tribal, Vichy 2015