Local Male Deity Mask

National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy

Title : Local Male Deity Mask

Accession No : 7/4387(4)

The figure showcases a late 19th century, wooden mask of a local male deity, from Andhra Pradesh. The mask is painted, square shaped face, hollow from the back and also has a hook for fixing on the wall. It has Tripundra Tilaka painted with yellow on forehead, elongated earlobes with round earrings, Mukut over his head. It has big bold eyes, pointed nose, moustache with twisted tips over lips and conical, pointed teeths on sides. The mask is brown in colour, painted with black and yellow.

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Provenance

  • StateAndhra Pradesh

Condition

  • ConditionPoor
  • RemarksCR
  • Action NoteDamaged, Darkening

Dimensions

  • Measurement (CMS)34.5 x 32.2 x 5
  • Weight (GRMS)0.00

Description

  • DescriptionThe figure showcases a late 19th century, wooden mask of a local male deity, from Andhra Pradesh. The mask is painted, square shaped face, hollow from the back and also has a hook for fixing on the wall. It has Tripundra Tilaka painted with yellow on forehead, elongated earlobes with round earrings, Mukut over his head. It has big bold eyes, pointed nose, moustache with twisted tips over lips and conical, pointed teeths on sides. The mask is brown in colour, painted with black and yellow.
  • Inscription/Markings No
  • Reference" Chattopadhaya, Kamaladevi. Handicrafts of India. New Delhi: Indian Council for Cultural Research, 1975. O.C. Handa, Madhu Jain. Wood Handicraft. New Delhi: M.L Gidwani, Indus Publishing Company, 2000."
  • KeywordWood, Male, Deity, Local, Tripundra Tilaka, Head