A polychromed papier-mâché mask of Mahakala with a polychromed wood mask of Mahakala
A polychromed papier-mâché mask of Mahakala with a polychromed wood mask of Mahakala

TIBET, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

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A polychromed papier-mâché mask of Mahakala with a polychromed wood mask of Mahakala
Tibet, 18th/19th century
Each with bared fangs, bulging eyes, furrowed brows, pendulous earlobes and a skull diadem
21¼ in. (53.9 cm.), the larger (2)
Provenance
Private collection, Europe, acquired in Paris, 10 October 1990

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