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A POLYCHROME WOOD MONPA MASK, 19TH CENTURY
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2023年12月13日 开拍
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A POLYCHROME WOOD MONPA MASK, 19TH CENTURY

Arunachal Pradesh, India. Finely carved as a woman with a gentle smile below almond-shaped eyes and an aquiline nose, her painted face flanked by ears issuing flower-shaped earrings, the hair parted and neatly pulled away from the face, the head crowned by a foliate band centered by a sun and moon medallion. The earlobe with pierced holes to fasten the mask to the face.

Provenance: From a French private collection. Export seal to the back stamped, ‘2091.’ An old collector’s label, ‘Mascara de danza, ethnia Sherdukpen, (Arunachal Pradesh), Himalaya, India, XVI-XVII.’
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age, some wear, losses and flaking to polychrome, small chips, age cracks, an old repair to the crown, minor touchups to lacquer.

Weight: 315 g (excl. stand) and 908.2 g (incl. stand)
Dimensions: Height 27.7 cm (excl. stand) and 41 cm (incl. stand)

Mounted to an associated metal stand. (2)

The practice of mask making by the Monpas can be traced to the influence of the Tibetan culture. As early as the Neolithic age, before the creation of masks, Tibetans painted their faces with animal blood, brownish-red color, and black ash, which had an effect similar to wearing masks. Influenced by the totem worship of primitive Bonism, Tibetans started to express themselves by wearing animal masks. After the creation of Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetans began to worship deities, and the image of deities started to be adopted into masks. The creation of operas promoted the development of masks, which had an innate decorative function.

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