Kartika

Mask Id:
44
Name:   
Kartika
Country: 
India
Location:
Purulia
Region:   
Group:
Mask Makers:
Sutradharas of Chorida, the professional maskmakers
Material Used:
Clay,Cloth,Paper(decorated with cheap glittering commercial substances),Ground pigment,Plastic
Length:  
61 cm
Breadth:
63 cm
 
Region  Group    
Description:

Highly decorated mask divided into two halves : facial part and decorated head gear. Smart look with two prominent eyes, curved eyebrows, broad forehead, prominent nose with straight nasal bridge, thin lips, shapely chin. Clear face devoid of moustach and whiskers. Body colour whitish but tinted with pale yellow, marking of very light reddish colour around lips, nose and chin to make these facial parts more prominent from the rest of the facial features. Thin line of hair between forehead and head gear. Head is covered with highly decorated head gear made up with cheap commercial glittering substances silvery in colour.

 

Kartika