Tibetan Dance Mask

Datec.1900

Place of ManufactureAsia

MediumMaterial: wood; paint

DimensionsOverall (width and depth are approximate): 37.5 x 26 x 19.5 cm

ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART

Credit LineDr. John Herbert Bequest

Object number2011.029.002

Descriptionmask depicts a face with large features including bulging eyes, open grimacing mouth with prominent teeth, flaming eyebrows, and a crown with skulls (?); there is a metal eye hook on the back horizontal section; open cylindrial section on back at top to accommodate attachment (?);
Colour: red; green; blue; white; black;

Status

Not on view