Mask - In Collection of the Indian Museum

Author: Mita Chakrabarty
Several artistes/
Translator(s)/ Editors(s): Mita Chakrabarty
Publisher: India Museum Kolkata
Year: 2012
Language: English
Pages: 68
ISBN/UPC (if available): NA

Description

There are several theories on how masks came into vogue in our culture. However prolific the theories may be, the accepted theory s that they are connected with rituals and mask itself or the person wearing it mysteriously represents some power or spirit.

This catalogue depicting the photographs of those masks would not only expose us to a different world of culture and heritage but would also teach us on how masks constituted a thread of continuity as a form of cultural practice from the pre-historic past to the living present.

Contents

1. Masks of New Guinea
2. Masks of Bhutan
3. Masks of West Bengal
i. Mask
ii. Mask
iii. Gamira
iv. Gambhira
v. Chou
4. Gamira Masks
5. Masks of Rabha
6. Masks of Darjeeling
7. Gambhira Masks
8. Masks of Orissa
9. Masks of Gadaba
10. Masks of Assam
11. Masks of Karnataka
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