Mask

Museum number:
9-11131
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090011131
Alternate number:
336 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
drama mask; painted papier mache; 37 cm length, 29 cm width
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Varanasi (city), Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Uttar Pradesh, Benares
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
January 1970
Materials:
Papier maché (painted)
Person depicted:
Ganesha (Hindu deity)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
worn during performances of Ram Lila, the story of Ram; worn by men; this mask is of the god Ganesha, the elephant; Ram Lila is based on episodes from the epic Ramayana; played during the dasahra holidays beginning in late September
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 37 centimeters and width 29 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Mask, accession number 9-11131, described as drama mask; painted papier mache; 37 cm length, 29 cm widthHearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Mask, accession number 9-11131, described as drama mask; painted papier mache; 37 cm length, 29 cm widthHearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Mask, accession number 9-11131, described as drama mask; painted papier mache; 37 cm length, 29 cm width
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 9-11131, described as drama mask; painted papier mache; 37 cm length, 29 cm width

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