Blue Mahakala mask
Dateca. 1960
Place madeBhutan, South Asia, Asia
MediumCloth mâché, adhesive, paint, clay
Dimensions10 5/16 × 13 × 12 1/8 in. (26.2 × 33 × 30.8 cm)
ClassificationsCeremonial use
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2013.15.2
Object numberFA.2013.15.2
DescriptionPaper and cloth mache mask featuring blue depiction of Mahakala, the wrathful manifestation of Avalokitshvara. The face has three eyes, mouth is biting bottom lip so only top row of teeth is visible. Facial hair, including beard and eyebrows, are gold. The face has a crown of what appear to be skulls.On View
Not on view
ca. 1960
c. 1960
Circa 1980
Artist unrecorded