Dance mask

Dance mask depicting a horned demonic being with a two-headed dragon on its head, from the Diablada or Danza de los Diablos, which combines Christian and pre-Colombian Andean traditions: South America, Bolivia, Oruro, mid 20th century

Dance mask / part

One of two detachable horns from a dance mask, of painted papier-mache: South America, Bolivia, Oruro, mid 20th century

Dance mask / part

One of two detachable horns from a dance mask, of painted papier-mache: South America, Bolivia, Oruro, mid 20th century

Dance mask

Ten headed papier-mache mask of the demon king Ravana, part of a Chhou dance costume, painted in blues, red, white and black and decorated with beads, sequins and tinsel: India, Bengal, Purulia District, by Nepal Chandra Sutradhar, 2001