Mask of Hiranyakashipu
Title Mask of Hiranyakashipu
Accession Number 2002.07
Museum Name Indian Museum, Kolkata
Gallery Name N.A.
Object Type Masks
Main Material Bamboo
Component Material II Cloth
Component Material III Clay
Country India
Provenance Sibsagar, Assam, India.
Origin Place Sibsagar, Assam, India.
Find Place Sibsagar, Assam, India.
Period / Year of Work 21st Century
Inscription NA
Tribe Folk people of Assam
Dimensions Height- 107 cm; Width- 102 cm
Brief Description

Mask of Hiranyakashipu : It is made of splitted bamboo, clay and cloth. The mask is pink in colour with a crown on the head. The crown has dentate designs with red and green colours. The mask has wide eyes, sharp nose prominent moustaches, which is made of hair. A mark in white and red is present on the forehead.

A brown coloured dress painted with floral designs is present. A yellow coloured mace is in right hand. The left hand is raised upward.