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Mask art of Assam, Assam has a long tradition of mask making, it developed in the response to Neo–Vaisnavism, initiated by Srimanta Sankardeva in the 15th century. These masks were developed for it to be used in the Bhaona's ( Traditional drama of Assam ). The art of making masks was prevalent in Satras for centuries, presently the Samaguri ...
Arrah, Bhojpur, Bihar, India. Coordinates. 25°33′28″N 84°34′41″E / . 25.5578°N 84.5780°E. / 25.5578; 84.5780. The Masarh lion is a stone sculpture found at Masarh, a village near Arrah town in the Bhojpur district of the Indian state of Bihar. [1] This sculpture is generally dated to the 3rd century B.C.
Mwaash aMbooy mu shall is one of the three most important and represents Woot, the founding hero from whom the Kuba believe themselves to be descended. Mwaash aMbooy mu shall masks are worn by the nyimi, or king, of the Kuba or by chiefs in villages. The nyimi's mask is usually made of leopard skin, while those of chiefs are made of antelope skin.
Pharaohs' tombs were provided with vast quantities of wealth, such as the golden mask from the mummy of Tutankhamun. The New Kingdom pharaohs established a period of unprecedented prosperity by securing their borders and strengthening diplomatic ties with their neighbours, including the Mitanni Empire, Assyria, and Canaan.
Punae in performance. Kaksi being carried to the performance. Paekjung in performance. Hahoetal ( Korean : 하회탈) are traditional Korean masks worn in the Hahoe byeolsingut talnori ceremonies that date back to the 12th century. [1] They represent the stock characters needed to perform the roles in the ritual dance dramas included in the ...
Masks on display at the Museum of Popular Art in Mexico City. Mexican mask-folk art refers to the making and use of masks for various traditional dances and ceremony in Mexico. Evidence of mask making in the region extends for thousands of years and was a well-established part of ritual life in the pre-Hispanic territories that are now Mexico ...
Political history Periods of ancient Egypt Reunification under the Eleventh Dynasty Further information: Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt A painted relief depicting pharaoh Mentuhotep II, from his mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahari An Osiride statue of the first pharaoh of the Middle Kingdom, Mentuhotep II After the collapse of the Old Kingdom, Egypt entered a period of weak pharaonic power and ...
Mask classifications. Vandenhoute distinguished two large groups of masks: the gebande and the genome. Gebande is the most sacred examples of Dan masks while Genome is a lower rank of masks. The classifications relate to the content which the Dan attribute to the mask, rather than the appearance of the mask.