Old mask with sculpted mustaches. Himalaya, Nepal
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Pre 1920: Item # 1476528
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Pre 1920: Item # 1476528
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. Old mask with sculpted mustaches depicting a flat face with a delicately open mouth. Beautiful black patina encrusted with some glue deposits. The eyebrows and mustaches are still partially covered with glossy paper, some traces of vermillion coloring. The interior shows a nice dark brown patina with some age damage. This mask could be attributed to the Kami caste (untouchable caste) and would come from the Dang region in the Western Terai. This veru nice mask has a good age at least at the beginning of the 20th century. Very hard wood, H 23 cm
. Old mask with sculpted mustaches depicting a flat face with a delicately open mouth. Beautiful black patina encrusted with some glue deposits. The eyebrows and mustaches are still partially covered with glossy paper, some traces of vermillion coloring. The interior shows a nice dark brown patina with some age damage. This mask could be attributed to the Kami caste (untouchable caste) and would come from the Dang region in the Western Terai. This veru nice mask has a good age at least at the beginning of the 20th century. Very hard wood, H 23 cm
