Lot 171

19th C. Tibetan Yamantaka Colored Ceremonial Mask

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,600

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Featured in this lot is this 19th century Tibetan Yamantaka colored ceremonial mask. The mask features a wonderfully and professionally crafted hand carved wooden and painted construction that shows the devastating likeness attributed to Yamantaka. This captivating Mask represents Yamantaka, the lord of death and wrathful avatar of Manjushri. He is also know as Vajrabhairava and his name means “conquer of death”. Yamantaka manifests in several different forms, one of the most popular in Nepal has the face of a water buffalo or a bull like in this beautiful handcrafted mask. The condition of this mask is preserved with some fading to the coloration of and some chipping to the paint but otherwise shows a preserved condition. The measurements of this mask is 15 1/2" x 10" x 9". The collective weight of this mask is 4lb 4oz.

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