Mask of Bala-rama, elder brother of Jagan-natha; papier mache; white face with rounded base, peaked top, attributes on truncated arms at each side of face. height 33.5 cm.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund and Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Odisha State, India
Materials:
Papier maché
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1909 and 1969
Context of use:
Hindu pilgrim souvenir from main temple of Jagan-nātha. His special weapons are a club, ploughshare and pestle according to Hindu myth.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Loans:
S1970-1971 #33: Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo (October 19, 1970–January 11, 1971)