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Mask tseringma

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The mask is worn during Dashera dances. Among the Newar of the Kathmandu Valley, dances are part of the esoteric sphere alongside ritual chants. Certain dances are performed by priests together with their wives. They form the basis of the cult of tantric deities.

Object data

Inv. No.

138562

Object Name

Maske

Collector

René Nebesky-Wojkowitz (1923 Groß-Hoschütz - 1959 Wien) - GND

Collector

René Nebesky-Wojkowitz (1923 Groß-Hoschütz - 1959 Wien) - GND

Collector

René Nebesky-Wojkowitz (1923 Groß-Hoschütz - 1959 Wien) - GND

Dated

19. Jahrhundert

Culture

Nepal, Newar

Material

Metall, Reste von Bemalung