Blue Mahakala mask

NameMask

CultureVajrayana Buddhist

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)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2013.15.2

Object numberFA.2013.15.2

Collections

Asia

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.