Mask of Celebration, Nepal

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Mask of Celebration, Nepal

Unknown artist — late 19th - early 20th century

Spectacular celebration mask, from Nepal, probably from the Kathmandu valley. Masks from Nepal were used mainly for festive purposes, though of highly symbolistic value. Materials are chosen for their natural characteristics - here a wooden root, knobby, veined and granular - associating matter with a spirit, in the pure shamanic tradition. End of 19th / early 20th c.

Dimensions : 21 cm x 17 cm

Very good condition (normal wear from time)

Sculpture Wood Small (2 to 10 inches) Asia Ethnographique Abstract Pre 20th 1900-1920 To place To hang Brown Human Beings

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