2730 – Tibetan Mask
- Physical description:
- A carved and painted wooden mask from Tibet, representing a protective deity. The face is green, with bared teeth and a third eye in the forehead, and with stylised skulls and flames at the top of the head.
- Museum classification:
- Protection
- Size:
- 205 x 130 x 40
- Information:
Although this is no doubt a tourist souvenir, these masks are based on ancient shamanic ritual masks. The China Culture website describes this type of mask as the "mask for the sorceror's dance".
- Resource:
- Object
- Materials:
- Wood
Although this is no doubt a tourist souvenir, these masks are based on ancient shamanic ritual masks. The China Culture website describes this type of mask as the "mask for the sorceror's dance".