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A BHUTA CULT BRONZE MASK OF NANDI, KARNATAKA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
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2024年10月18日 开拍
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A BHUTA CULT BRONZE MASK OF NANDI, KARNATAKA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

South India. Heavily cast, the ritual mask in the form of a bull’s head with two long curved horns, and an elaborately beaded halter, the face with large almond-shaped eyes, round pupils, pierced nostrils, and two separately cast funnel-shaped ears, the mouth agape revealing large incised teeth.

Provenance: From a private estate in Versailles, France.
Condition: Very good condition with expected old wear, casting flaws, light scratches, minor nicks, and small dents.

Weight: 5.1 kg
Dimensions: Length 48 cm

本拍品不附底座

This cult mask has a totemistic connection to a culture of farming where plows are pulled by bulls and where cow milk is one of the main sources of proteins. The link with Hinduism is also easily established through Nandi, the mount of Shiva. Nandi, “the one who brings happiness” in Sanskrit, incarnates the interior strength brought by the control of violence. Its four legs represent truth, purity, compassion, and generosity. The act of touching its tail is meant to relieve people from any kind of impurity.

The bhuta (spirit) is invoked in a highly stylized version
of the ritual dance (bhuta kola) of the spirit impersonator during a theatrical production in which a world of supernatural beings is created by dancers adorned in colorful costumes including masks, such as the present lot, depicting various divine beings.

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related bronze Bhuta cult mask, 50 cm high, exhibited by Frederic Rond, Bhuta: Masks & Ritual Objects of the Spirits, 15 June-31 October 2011, Paris, and illustrated on the cover of the exhibition catalogue.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 25 April 2020, lot 448
Price: EUR 7,584 or approx. EUR 9,400 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Bhuta cult mask of a bull, late 18th – early 19th century
Expert remark: Compare the related form, manner of casting, and size (51 cm).

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