Masks from the Himalayas

An exhibition of magnificent masks from the Himalayas presented at the Neuhoff Gallery, New York. Facing the Music comprised thirty masks made from wood or papier maché which date from the 19th and early 20th centuries and were used in Buddhist ritual dances.

Wild Hog

2010
Papier maché
28 x 23 x 24 cm -(11 x 9 x 9 ½ in)

Wild Hog

Horned Red Boar

2010
Wood
28 x 23 x 22 cm (11 x 9 x 8 ½ in)

Horned Red Boar

Feline Creature

2010
Papier maché
36 x 23 x 20 cm - 14 x 9 x 8 in

Feline Creature

Red Rodent

2010
Papier maché
25 x 30 x 25 cm - 10 x 11 4/5 x 10 in

Red Rodent

Wrathful Mythical Animal

2010
Wood
24 x 26 x 32 cm (9 ½ x 10 ¼ x 12 ½ in)

Wrathful Mythical Animal

Wrathful Red Creature

2010
Wood
32 x 24 x 25 cm (12 ½ x 9 ½ x 10 in)

Wrathful Red Creature

Wild Boar

2010
Wood
30 x 25 x 23 cm - 11 4/5 x 10 x 9 in

Wild Boar

Black Boar

2010
Papier maché
32 x 40 x 32 cm (12 ½ x 15 ¾ x 12 ½ in)

Black Boar

Brown Goat

2010
Wood
40 x 25 x 42 cm (16 x 10 x 16 ½ in)

Brown Goat

Black Wolf

2010
Papier maché
38 x 24 x 26 cm (15 x 9 ½ x 10 ¼ in)

Black Wolf

Feline Creature

2010
Papier maché
24 x 20 x 24 cm (9 ½ x 8 x 9 ½ in)

Feline Creature

Monkey Creature

2010
Wood
25 x 20 x 26 cm (10 x 8 x 10 ¼ in)

Monkey Creature

Red Tiger

2010
Papier maché
25 x 20 x 25 cm - 10 x 8 x 10 in

Red Tiger

Horned Creature

2010
Wood
40 x 70 x 30 cm (15 ¾ x 27 ½ x 11 ¾ in)

Horned Creature

Garuda

2010
Wood
34 x 27 x 40 cm (13 ½ x 10 ½ x 16 in)

Garuda

Skeleton

2010
Wood
28 x 21 x 11 cm (11 x 8 ¼ x 4 ¼ in)

Skeleton

Green Stag

2010
Papier maché
26 x 22 x 22 cm (10 ¼ x 8 ¾ x 8 3⁄4 in)

Green Stag

Mahakala

2010
Wood
47 x 38 x 25 cm (18 ½ x 15 x 10 in)

Mahakala

Mahakala

2010
Papier maché
53 x 48 x 20 cm - 21 x 19 x 8 in

Mahakala

Mythical Creature

2010
Papier maché
39 x 40 x 22 cm (15 ¼ x 15 ½ x 8 ¾ in)

Mythical Creature

Padampa

2010
Wood
29 x 22 x 10 cm (11 ½ x 8 ½ x 4 in)

Padampa

Ma Cig

2010
Wood
28 x 22 x 10 cm (11 x 8 ½ x 4 in)

Ma Cig

Snow Lion

2010
Papier maché
30 x 27 x 25 cm (11 ¾ x 10 ½ x 10 in)

Snow Lion

Red Atsara

2010
Wood
28 x 25 x 20 cm - 11 x 10 x 8 in

Red Atsara

Mahakala

2010
Papier maché
36 x 27 x 22 cm - 14 x 10 ½ x 8 ½ in

Mahakala

Makara

2010
Papier maché
35 x 30 x 28 cm

Makara

Raven

2010
Papier maché
38 x 32 x 32 cm

Raven

Garuda

2010
Wood
40 x 35 x 26 cm

Garuda

Skeleton

2010
Wood
27 x 20 x 10 cm

Skeleton

Red atsara

2010
Papier maché
30 x 27 x 21 cm (11 ¾ x 10 ½ x 8 ¼ in)

Red atsara