Temple mask
Due to the scarcity of trees, Tibetan masks were often made of papier-mâché. In Vajrayana Buddhism, this is the face of a dharmapala, a protector of the law and Mahakala, the lord of time. The skull crowns symbolise the transformation of the five sins into wisdom.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 30/1916
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Religion and magic
- Material
- papier machepigment
- Common Name
- temple mask
- Simple Name
- mask
- Period Classification
- mid to late 19th century
- Production Town
- Dak
- Production Country
- Tibet