ETHNOFLORENCE
INDIAN AND HIMALAYAN
FOLK AND TRIBAL ARTS
November 4, 2020
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In This Number:
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A Nepalese Mask
एक नेपाली मास्क
A Research between Catalogs and Exhibitions over the years
वर्षों के दौरान कैटलॉग और प्रदर्शनियों के बीच एक शोध
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Photo of the Day
आज की फोटो
Darjeeling Masked Group of Lamas and some insight on the Tibetan Deer Mask’s Dance
दार्जिलिंग मास्क ग्रुप ऑफ लामा और कुछ अंतर्दृष्टि तिब्बती हिरण मास्क के नृत्य पर
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Bungamati Horse Dance
2077
(video)
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Mask of the Week
सप्ताह का मुखौटा
A Research between Catalogs and Exhibitions over the years
वर्षों में कैटलॉग और प्रदर्शनियों के बीच एक शोध
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Published in “Masques de L’Himalaya Du Primitif au Classique” in 1989 (no 30)
with the caption of Masque Representant un Personnage a Couronne, (Nepal. Terai H. 34 cm Collection Edgar Siksik, Paris) this mask later became part of the collection of the Musee de la Castre of Cannes (FRA).
© Photo credit of Musee de la Castre Cannes /Ethnoflorence / Francois Pannier
The Mask was in 1997 published in the exhibition’s catalog devoted to 30 years of the Museum’s acquisitions – titled : Voyages Immobiles Trente Ans d’Acquisitions D’Art Primitif Du Musee De La Castre
and exhibited in the linked exhibition in Cannes (La Malmaison – 20 Decembre 1997 – 4 Mai 1998 )
© Photo & Composition by Ethnoflorence
Crowned Mask – Nepal. Terai. h. cm 34 Photo Ethnoflorence
The Mask has always been exhibited in the Himalayan room of the Museum. In the photo below we can see it in the old setting .
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Musee de La Castre – Cannes before 2010 – Photo Ethnoflorence
After 2010 the mask is housed in a new and large showcase together with the other masks of the region – in the renovated Himalayan hall of the Museum.
Musee de La Castre – Cannes After 2010 – Photo Courtesy of Musee de La Castre – Cannes – All Rights Reserved
Which is the best exhibition set – up for this mask is a matter of taste – for a virtual visit to the old Himalayan room click the link
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Musee de La Castre – Cannes before 2010 – Photo Ethnoflorence
For a virtual visit to the New Himalayan room click the link
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Musee de La Castre – Cannes after 2010 – Photo Ethnoflorence
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Darjeeling – Group of Lamas and some insight on the Deer Mask’s Dance
दार्जिलिंग मास्क ग्रुप ऑफ लामा और कुछ अंतर्दृष्टि तिब्बती हिरण मास्क के नृत्य पर
Note the presence of two Cerf Thérianthrope Tibetan’s masks
The masks could be linked to the Deer dance, a dance which consists of 4 acts: in the first, the envy of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas occurs – in the second offerings are made to these deities – in the third violent movements are practiced to overcome obstacles – in the fourth comes the request of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas to return to their own homes.
For some information on the Myth you can consult this article by Thomas Murray
https://www.asianart.com/articles/murray/index.html
Lung-nga theatrical Tibetan Opera at Tsetrung Lingka – Lhasa Tibet ca 1921
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Bungamati
Saalcha Pyakha
Horse Dance
© Photo Credit of Rohit Maharjan Photography
https://www.facebook.com/rohit.fotography
Aaju Aaji Jatra Bungamati
2077
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Extract from Our Photo Archives Collection
Ancient nepalese animistic mask
© Photo & Composition by Ethnoflorence
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