mask, painted papier mache, representing one of the demons of Sri Lanka in the Ramayana; pair of horns and fangs, open mouth; brown ground with multicolored paint; height 29cm.
Collection place:
Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh, India
Culture or time period:
Indian
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama