Mask of Surpanakha (Sundari)
Title Mask of Surpanakha (Sundari)
Accession Number 79.12
Museum Name Indian Museum, Kolkata
Gallery Name N.A.
Object Type Masks
Main Material Wood
Country India
Provenance Kaliagunj, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, India.
Origin Place Kaliagunj, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, India.
Find Place Kaliagunj, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, India.
Period / Year of Work 20th Century
Inscription NA
Tribe Polia - deshi
Dimensions Lenght- 46 cm, Breadth- 29 cm.
Brief Description

Mask of Surpanakha (Sundari) : It is a wooden mask having elongated face with teeth of upper jaw only. The mask has sharp nose, sharp canine and an opening in place of lower jaw. Facial decoration with dotted lines along the contour of forehead and cheek and also floral dcoration present on the cheek.

This mask is used in "Rambanabash yatra".