Product ID: WMBN0020
New Bhuta Masks
Product Description:The Sanskrit word bhuta means spirit. Metal masks such as this are known to have been used in the worship of celestial and ancestral spirits, a practice still followed in the Tulu Nadu region of Karnataka in Southern India. The masks could be of deities or animal forms. At festivals called kola, costumed mediums invoke the spirits whilst wearing the masks on their faces or holding them in their hands. Through songs, dances, and stories they solve problems and give advice to families and village groups. Product Specification:
46 x 15 x 41 CM
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