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Information about Nepalese Masks
Catalogue #_DM 0039MN_
Item MASK TERAI MASK NEPAL
Dimensions: Ht.=31cm W.=20cm D.=15cm
Description (physical):
Carved wooden mask with traces of pigment on the eyes ,lips, and forehead.Forehead pigment being what is known as red TIKKA in Nepal.
The mask is eroded and damaged along the left hand side from top to bottom. The eyes are pierced below for the wearer to see.
Description (ethnographic/ historic including provenance)
I bought this mask when in Nepal in 1999. It has a good deal of damage but the serene face is just sublime. The eyes seem almost like lids closing and it always reminds me of a child sleeping.It is evidently a good age.
The mask is from the TERAI or TARAI area or grasslands area of Nepal near the Indian border.
Acquired in NEPAL in 1999
Similar masks illustrated in :
Tribal Arts Le Monde De L'Art Tribal. Winter 1995/96 II:4 pages56 to 73
in an article by Eric Chazot
Catalogue #_DM_0035MN_
Item_MASK _NEPALESE MASK ____________
Dimensions: Ht.=29cm W.=23cm D.=11cm
Description (physical):
Carved wooden mask with square eyes . The whole mask disk like with the facial features carved on the 'outside' or convex side. Remnants of hair between the squared nose and the jagged mouth. The mouth has teeth suggested by sharp points. Below the right hand eye as you face the mask has some red material .The other eye has red traces where the material once was. The mask has been stained black all over but has the remnants of decoration or applied pigments to the forehead down through the nose, around the upper lip area and down to the chin.
Description (ethnographic/ historic including provenance)
I bought this mask when in Nepal in 1999. It was sold to me as a MONGAR (sic ) SALYAN region Baglung near POKHARA.
I love the suggestion of the ears and the fact that it evidently had other material on the face and forehead . The loss of which rather than detract has enhanced the mask. It is pierced just above the ears for fastenings for the wearer.
Acquired in Nepal 1999
Similar masks illustrated in :
Tribal Arts Le Monde De L'Art Tribal. Winter 1995/96 II:4 pages56 to 73
in an article by Eric Chazot_
Catalogue #_DM_0040MN
Item__ MASK NEPAL MASK_
Dimensions: Ht.=26cm W.=17cm D.=7cm
Description (physical):
Wooden carved mask that has traces of red pigment and some black pigment in some areas below the red. The eyes ,ears and mouth are pierced .Holes are also in the top (x2) and below the chin (x2) probably to help fasten the mask to the wearer. The bridge of the nose has an old borer hole.
The rear has some old borer holes and the remains of the Nepalese exportation red wax.
Description (ethnographic/ historic including provenance)
The Tribal Arts 'Le Monde De L'Art Tribal Winter 1995/6 II:4 on page 60 Figure 9 has a very similar mask to this which is from the Arunachal Pradesh. The mask in the magazine is worn during the Yak dance and depicts one of the sons of APAPEK the huntsman.
This mask is from the collection of a gentleman who lived on an old Sydney harbour ferry and collected it when he was visiting Nepal in the sixties when on the 'Hippy ' trail.
I love the wear on the nose an the way in which the pigment has settled on the face.
Acquired in 1999 from a Sydney dealer
Similar masks illustrated in :
Tribal Arts Le Monde De L'Art Tribal. Winter 1995/96 II:4 pages56 to 73
in an article by Eric Chazot
Catalogue #_DM_0038MN
Item_ MASK MUSTANG NEPAL MASK__
Dimensions: Ht.=27.5cm W.=16cm D.= 2cm approx.
Description (physical):
Wooden carved mask with hair and coloured encrustations . Purple in colour could be due to TIKKA.
Description (ethnographic/ historic including provenance)
This mask I bought in Nepal in 1999. I initially wasn’t going to purchase it as it has been 'touched up' in my opinion. The nostrils Have no wear signs and the holes on the sides have wear signs on them but not much . The eyes and mouth holes look and are roughly hewn out.This is at odds with the nostrils and the side holes which look drilled. The encrustation doesn’t seem layered as it often does with really old pieces that have been used many times over the ages. It has its charms though and I bought it knowing what it was.
In my time in Nepal I saw many masks that had been 'doctored' or 'touched up ' and many were the real thing so never be scared of buying a mask or an artefact if you like it first and foremost. This mask may not be old but it was still made by a Nepali ,so what constitutes "fake" in my eyes has not been met. The dealer who sold the piece said at the time that he also felt it was possibly old but had had added features at a later stage and I bought it as such. It may be what it says it is and I would value the opinions of others more knowledgeable than myself.
Bought in Nepal in 1999
Catalogue #_DM_0032MN
Item NEPALESE MASK TERAI MASK
Dimensions: Ht.=25cm W.=24cm W.=14cm
Description (physical):
Wooden carved mask of a face with prominent teeth. The mask has been stained or coloured in various places. Above the eyes where the eyebrows should be. Above the top lip and in the eyes. Traces of pigment can be seen between the teeth which are also coloured. This mask has evidence of having been worn.
Description (ethnographic/ historic including provenance)
I bought this mask when in Nepal in 1999. It is from the plains region of Nepal. A region peopled by the THARU of Nepal. Tribal Arts 'LeMonde de L'art Tribal' in the Winter 1995/96 II:4 Has a good article about Himalayan masks.
Acquired in Nepal in 1999
Similar masks illustrated in :
Tribal Arts Le Monde De L'Art Tribal. Winter 1995/96 II:4 pages56 to 73
in an article by Eric Chazot
Catalogue #_DM_0034MN____
Item____MASK NEPALESE MASK__
Dimensions: Ht.=29cm W.=18cm D.=8cm
Description (physical):
This is a wooden mask stained with pigments . It depicts a Nepalese man wearing the traditional Nepalese hat. Carved to be worn the face has holes for the wearers eyes to see through and holes on the ears to attach the fastenings Below the chin has a hole perhaps to attach to a costume. Two other smaller holes are between the hat and the hair but their use or function eludes me at present. Red black stains are used on this mask.
Description (ethnographic/ historic including provenance)
This wooden mask depicts a Nepalese man. It has four parts from top to bottom. The first at the top is the simple hat . This is depicted in the form of stained wood. The second part coming down is the forehead including the simple hairline. Carved from the middle going out to the sides and stained black. The eyes are carved with two simple horizontal lines going off towards the side of the mask from the eyes. The eyes are unusual in that they are straight at the bottom with a semicircle or arch going up and around the eye hole. Above the eyes painted or stained eyebrows can be seen.
The ears are to the side and sit between the eye area and the next area I have called the cheeks. This area has the nose which is a simple cylindrical affair which is slightly conical from the base to the top. The two cheeks on either side rise slightly and form mounds. The rest of the ears are found in this area. A line carved by the artist seperates this area from the mouth and chin. The mouth is a reverse semicircle from the artists line and is stained red. The chin is darkened but I think it is through use rather than staining.
This mask was bought in the sixties by a traveller who had been to Nepal as part of the 'Hippy' trail. The individual lived on an old Sydney harbour ferry when I acquired it through a middle man.
This mask is known as "LAUREL" as it reminds me and my family members of the twenties and thirties actor Stan Laurel.
Acquired in 1999 from a Sydney dealer
Similar masks illustrated in :
Tribal Arts Le Monde De L'Art Tribal. Winter 1995/96 II:4 pages56 to 73
in an article by Eric Chazot
Catalogue #_DM_00124NP_____________
Item__ MASK NEPAL/BHUTAN or TIBET
Dimensions: Ht.=cm W.=cm D.=cm
Description (physical):
Wooden carved mask with traces of pigment on the forehead nose and teeth. Holes for the eyes round . Round holes on the sides for attachment to wear, with a nice thick string in place.
Beautiful dark brown patina and encrusted all over.
Description (ethnographic/ historic including provenance)
This mask is beautiful.
It has a lovely patina and encrustations from use and reuse.
This mask even today has a lovely smoky smell that you find in towns and villages all over Nepal. It is a death head mask and is from a monastery some where in Nepal/ Bhutan or Tibet. It is a dance mask which over power and repel evil spirits according to Eric Chazot in an article in Tribal Art (cited below)
Acquired in 2000 in Nepal
Similar masks illustrated in :
Tribal Arts Le Monde De L'Art Tribal. Winter 1995/96 II:4 pages56 to 73
in an article by Eric Chazot
Catalogue #_DM_00125Np_____________
Item__ MASK NEPAL
Dimensions: Ht.= cm W.= cm D.= cm
Description (physical):
Wooden carved mask withopen eyes and mouth attachment holes on the side for string.
Description (ethnographic/ historic including provenance)
This mask is either laughing or grimacing I can never quite make up my mind which one.The mask has been beeswaxed by the zealous vendor in Nepal to make it more attractive to sell.I really know very little about this mask bar that it was acquired in Pokohora
Acquired in 2000 in Nepal
Similar masks illustrated in :
Tribal Arts Le Monde De L'Art Tribal. Winter 1995/96 II:4 pages56 to 73
in an article by Eric Chazot
Catalogue #_DM_0033MN___
Item_____MASK TERAI NEPAL MASK
Dimensions: Ht.=30cm W.=32cm D.=14cm
Description (physical):
Wooden carved mask with attached wooden ears. The eyes are pierced as is the mouth and the ears. Knotted string hangs from the holes in the ear lobes.The nostrils are pierced. String is also attached to the top of the head through a hole. The face has wide eys and a protruding tongue from an open fully teethed mouth.
Description (ethnographic/ historic including provenance)
This mask was bought in the sixties by a traveller who had been to Nepal as part of the 'Hippy' trail. The individual lived on an old Sydney harbour ferry when I acquired it through a middle man.
The fact that the mask has piercings in places which suggest being worn by a dancer or actor and also has string and piercings on the top to attach or fix to something suggests that this mask was for wearing and attached to a costume to hide the head of the wearer. I don’t think that this mask was to be placed on a wall.The moveable ears are interesting and are held in place by wire rope but I doubt that this was original.
Acquired in Sydney 1998
Similar masks illustrated in :
Tribal Arts Le Monde De L'Art Tribal. Winter 1995/96 II:4 pages56 to 73
in an article by Eric Chazot
Catalogue #_DM_0036MT______________
Item____MASK TIBET MASK___
Dimensions: Ht.= L.= W.=
Description (physical):
Carved wooden mask with traces of Kaolin on the face and teeth. Hair remnants can also be see stuck on with a dark substance above and below the mouth. The rear of this mask still has the red wax seal of Nepal for export from that country. The ears of this mask are not free standing but simple lines cut into the existing wood. The eyes still have black eyelashes pencilled in over the Kaolin where it still exists.
Description (ethnographic/ historic including provenance)
I have been told that this mask is Tibetan in origin and so have labelled it as such. It is very primitive The eyes however are very delicate as is the nose . There is an unexplained nodule across the bridge of the nose, not unlike the bridge of a pair of spectacles. The teeth are very rudimentary when compared to the eyes as are the simple ears.
This is a very thick flattish mask and has holes for attachments or fastenings at the ears and some recesses at the rear for facial features, but could easily have been placed on a wall.
This mask was bought in the sixties by a traveller who had been to Nepal as part of the 'Hippy' trail. The individual lived on an old Sydney harbour ferry when I acquired it through a middle man.
Acquired in Nepal in 1999.
Similar masks illustrated in :
Tribal Arts Le Monde De L'Art Tribal. Winter 1995/96 II:4 pages56 to 73
in an article by Eric Chazot
Catalogue #_DM_0037MN_____________
Item__ MASK NEPAL TAMUNG MASK
Dimensions: Ht.=25cm W.=21cm D.=12cm
Description (physical):
Wooden carved mask with traces of pigment on the forehead. Traces of pigment in the mouth and under the eye recesses. Holes for the eyes oval at a 45degree angle to the vertical and horizontal. Round holes on the sides above the ears for attachment to wear.
Beautiful dark brown patina over a lighter wood.
Description (ethnographic/ historic including provenance)
This mask is very 'cheeky' in its look. It is known as a monkey mask and on my second visit to Nepal in 2000 an artefact dealer was very happy to see the photograph of this mask. It is simply carved with heavy set eyebrows above slanty eyes The ears are dish like in the surface of the rest of the mask. The mouth isnt pierced all the way through and the teeth are suggested by the artist by the chisel marks notched along the lip edges.The rest of the mask has comb like chisel marks on the exterior. The reverse of the mask is dish like leading to a squared base with the eye holes .
This mask even today has a lovely smoky smell that you find in towns and villages all over Nepal.
Acquired in 1999 in Nepal
Similar masks illustrated in :
Tribal Arts Le Monde De L'Art Tribal. Winter 1995/96 II:4 pages56 to 73
in an article by Eric Chazot
Acquired in 1999 in Nepal
Similar masks illustrated in :
Tribal Arts Le Monde De L'Art Tribal. Winter 1995/96 II:4 pages56 to 73
in an article by Eric Chazot
Catalogue #_DM_00126NP_____________
Item__ MASK NEPAL/BHUTAN or TIBET
Dimensions: Ht.=cm W.=cm D.=cm
Description (physical):
Wooden carved mask with devoid of pigment. Holes for the eyes round . Round holes on the sides for attachment to wear.
Dark brown patina all over.
Description (ethnographic/ historic including provenance)
This mask is what I consider to be similar to DM00124NP but of a later manufacture..
It lacks the lovely patina and encrustations from use and reuse that has DM00124NP .
It is a death head mask and is from a monastery some where in Nepal/ Bhutan or Tibet. It is a dance mask which over power and repel evil spirits according to Eric Chazot in an article in Tribal Art (cited below)
Acquired in 2000 in Nepal
Similar masks illustrated in :
Tribal Arts Le Monde De L'Art Tribal. Winter 1995/96 II:4 pages56 to 73
in an article by Eric Chazot