Lot n° 368
Estimation :
400 - 700
EUR
Result without fees
Result
: 1 500EUR
TIBET, NEPAL, Highlands - Lot 368
TIBET, NEPAL, Highlands
monastic ceremonial mask with simian features
wood, old brown patina, wear mark, localized polychromy remains
30 × 26.5 cm
In the Himalayan regions of Tibet and Nepal, monastic masks are used in ritual dances performed as part of Tantric Buddhism. These performances, often called Cham dances, feature protective figures, spirits or hybrid beings.
This type of mask, with its simian features, is part of this universe. It takes part in codified representations in which the wearer embodies a specific entity, in a ceremonial context combining teaching, protection and symbolic ordering of the world.
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