Ojha

Mask Id:
420
Name:   
Ojha
Country: 
India
Location:
Mandla
Region:   
Group:
Mask Makers:
Harisingh Baiga
Material Used:
Wood
Length:  
49 cm
Breadth:
32 cm
 
Region  Group  
Description:

This mask of Baiga tribe of Mandala shows the characteristic of Gunia or wizard of a village. A person wears this mask during the Dilma and Pardhoni dances and tries to create laughter and satire during the dance. The person wearing Ojha mask creates various gestures of wizardly acts and enchanting mantras which are not real.

 

Ojha