Polychrome papier-mâché mask depicting the face of an angry - Lot 179

Polychrome papier-mâché mask depicting the face of an angry figure, mouth open in a scream, sticking out his tongue, with furrowed eyebrows and a wrinkled forehead; the eyes are slightly crossed, with dilated red pupils. Features a mustache, goatee, and full beard. (Left ear missing). H. 28 cm. Base. Provenance: - Former Ian Miog Collection—The Hague - According to tradition, it is said to have been acquired by Sven Hedin during an expedition to Central Asia in the 1910s and later sold to a Swedish pastor Reference: This mask was the subject of a study in: Charlier, P., Huynh, I., Pannier, F., and Bazin, N., “Paleopathology in Tibet and Central Asia: On Two Examples,” First International Colloquium on Pathography, De Boccard, Loches, April 2005

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