Horse mask

NameHorse Trappings

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Place madeGujarat, India, South Asia, Asia

MediumGlass beads, cotton

Dimensions(measured when folded in half, forming a triangle): 34 7/16 × 30 7/8 × 47 7/16 in. (87.5 × 78.4 × 120.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lynn G. Brown, A.2012.85.1

Object numberA.2012.85.1

DescriptionA triangular horse mask decorated with various colors of glass beads and cotton. There are various figures on the mask, resembling, presumably, animals and men. Most of the images on both sides form a symmetry. At the top of the horse mask are holes, perhaps for the horse's eyes. Joined pieces of cotton in various colors are attached to the edges of the horse mask. The back side of the mask is red.