Tibetan Dance Mask

Datec.1900

Place of ManufactureAsia

MediumMaterial: wood; paint

DimensionsOverall (width and depth are approximate measurements): 37.5 x 26 x 19 cm

ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART

Credit LineDr. John Herbert Bequest

Object number2011.029.001

Descriptionmask depicts a face with large features including bulging eyes, open grimacing mouth with prominent teeth, flaming eyebrows, and a crown with skulls (?); there are 8 perforations around the perimeter and 1 on horizonal section at back;
Colour: red, green, blue, white, black

Status

Not on view