Mask

Museum number:
9-18264
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090018264
Accession number:
Acc.4370
Description:
wall decoration; head of a god, green face with multi-colored make-up ear ornaments, and large round headdress; white stylized beard with black fringe hanging below; hole on back for hanging; household gods made for local use
Donor:
Elizabeth Brysiewicz and Marion Brysiewicz
Collection place:
India
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:
October 31, 1988
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 9-18264, described as wall decoration; head of a god, green face with multi-colored make-up ear ornaments, and large round headdress; white stylized beard with black fringe hanging below; hole on back for hanging; household gods made for local use
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mask, accession number 9-18264, described as wall decoration; head of a god, green face with multi-colored make-up ear ornaments, and large round headdress; white stylized beard with black fringe hanging below; hole on back for hanging; household gods made for local use

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