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Antique chinese Nuo Mask N°6, Tudigong, China
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Antiques:
Regional Art:
Asian:
Chinese:
Folk Art:
Pre 1920 item# 689189 (stock# HP/Ma 139)
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This mask figures Tudi, or Tudigong, the most popular god of the Chinese mythology, he is the God of the ground and he is still honored even nowaday in huge cities, one can still see small altars devoted to Tudi and people pay respect by offering flowers and rice. This mask has been carved in hard wood and shows several layers of paintings, whereas the inside is that of a oxidized wood. On the chin, holes can be seen and were used to fix animal hairs to suggest a moustache. Southern China, like ...click for details
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