30/05/2008

MASK HIMALAYAN MASQUE Western Himalayan , Himachal Pradesh (?) male mask 尼泊尔面具 印度面具

Himachal pradesh male mask (ex Horst Antes Collection http://www.tribalartbooks.com/cgi-bin/tab455/12002 ). 

Interesting, ancient, Museum quality,  and unusual Western Himalayan male mask. Masque occidental de l'Himalaya.Westliche manliche Himalaja maske. Mascara occidental del Himalaya. Западная Гималайская маска мужского пола. 西部のヒマラヤ山脈の男性のマスク。 Interessante , antica e rara, di qualità museale, maschera maschile dell'Ovest Himalaya. 尼泊尔面具  印度面具

Another really interesting and rare Himachal Pradesh handle mask of King or Hero on: http://ethnoflorence.skynetblogs.be/post/5887534/himachal... .

An ancient group of  4 masks from Western Himalaya of the same hand or village workship or workshipper  on: http://ethnoflorence.skynetblogs.be/post/5914557/four-wes...-

See also http://ethnoflorence.skynetblogs.be/post/6087105/western-... .

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Frontal view. The mask has a wood natural patina,  presence of traces of natural pigments of  color. From an iconographic point of view is interesting the stylistic surrender of the eyes. The ears are set in assimetric position in comparison to the perspective central axe of the artifact. Both the mouth that the stylistic surrender of the hair are direceted toward the left side of this ancient mask.

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 Frontal view detail.

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 Forehead detail.

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Eyes detail view.

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Below frontal view.

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Frontal side A.

 

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Frontal side B.

 

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Side A view.

 

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Side A view detail.

 

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Side A view detail.

 

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Side B view.

 

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Side B view detail.

 

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Side B view detail.

 

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Top of the mask view.

 

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Another top of the mask view.

 

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Base of the mask view.

 

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Base of the mask and original restaurations view.

 

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Back side view.

 

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 Above back  detail view.

 

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Back side A detail view.

 

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Back side B detail view. Original restaurations view.

 

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Below Back side view detail. Original restaurations view.

First edition of the mask (small photos)

 

 

 

 

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 The mask has  a wood  natural patina, no presence of traces of pigments of color. From an iconographic point of view  is interesting the stylistic surrender of the eyes. The ears  are set in assimetric position  in comparison to the perspective central axle of the manufactured article. Both the mouth that the stylistic surrender of the hair  are directed toward the left side of the manufactured article. 印度面具  尼泊尔面具

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Frontal view detail.

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Frontal above detail.

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Frontal side A detail.

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Back side A detail of the original ear restaurations.

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Frontal side B detail.

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Full side B view. Restauration with iron thread and nails on the top of the mask.

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Top side B, report of these interesting restaurations of this really unusual ancient mask.The presence of these restaurations diffused  on the surface of the mask attests its use for many years and the fact that the same one was still used despite the damages of the time. Therefore an important manufactured article for the community in which this mask was used.

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Frontal below detail.

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Back side view.

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