Mask, dance

Description

Chhou tribal dance mask of papier-mache painted in black, red, yellow and white, with crown trimmmings of shoea pith, representing the Hindu goddess Kali: Indian, North Bengal, Dinajpur area, by Madhu Mangal Marakar, 2001

Museum reference

K.2001.943

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Mask, dance

Production information

Madhu Mangal Marakar
Dinajpur, North Bengal, India, South Asia

Date

2001

Style / Culture

Chhou

Materials

Papier-mâché

Physical description

Papier-mache, painted in black, red, yellow and white; crown trimmings of shoea pith

Associations

Depicted: Kali
Dusshera Workshop