DEUX MASQUES TÊTE DE MORT DE LA DANSE DES SQUELETTES EN PAPIER-MÂCHÉMONGOLIE, XIXE SIÈCLE Himalayan Art Resources item no. 205074 39 cm (15 3/8 in.), the highest FootnotesTWO PAPIER-MÂCHÉ SKULL DANCE MASKS MONGOLIA, 19TH CENTURY 蒙古 十九世紀 紙塑骼髏舞面具兩件 These skull masks, which are either undecorated or surmounted by a vajra finial, represent the lower-ranked skeleton dancers that accompany a Chitipati couple. Chitipati masks were worn during Tibetan ritual dance ceremonies throughout Mongolia and the Himalayas. Their wrathful appearance has parallels to the concept of momento mori, acting as reminders of death and the impermanence of all things. Compare to another papier-mâché wearing a five-pointed crown in this sale, see lot 165. Published: Francois Pannier, La Danse Des Morts: Citipati De l'Himalaya, Danse Macabres et Vanites De l'Occident, Paris, 2004, p. 125, no. 36. Exhibited: La Danse Des Morts: Citipati De l'Himalaya, Danse Macabres et Vanites De l'Occident, Galerie le Toit du Monde, Paris, 15 September – 30 October 2004. Remember That You Will Die, Rubin Museum of Art, New York, 19 March - 9 August 2010. Provenance: Eudale Daltabuit, Barcelona, 1990s
DEUX MASQUES TÊTE DE MORT DE LA DANSE DES SQUELETTES EN PAPIER-MÂCHÉMONGOLIE, XIXE SIÈCLE Himalayan Art Resources item no. 205074 39 cm (15 3/8 in.), the highest FootnotesTWO PAPIER-MÂCHÉ SKULL DANCE MASKS MONGOLIA, 19TH CENTURY 蒙古 十九世紀 紙塑骼髏舞面具兩件 These skull masks, which are either undecorated or surmounted by a vajra finial, represent the lower-ranked skeleton dancers that accompany a Chitipati couple. Chitipati masks were worn during Tibetan ritual dance ceremonies throughout Mongolia and the Himalayas. Their wrathful appearance has parallels to the concept of momento mori, acting as reminders of death and the impermanence of all things. Compare to another papier-mâché wearing a five-pointed crown in this sale, see lot 165. Published: Francois Pannier, La Danse Des Morts: Citipati De l'Himalaya, Danse Macabres et Vanites De l'Occident, Paris, 2004, p. 125, no. 36. Exhibited: La Danse Des Morts: Citipati De l'Himalaya, Danse Macabres et Vanites De l'Occident, Galerie le Toit du Monde, Paris, 15 September – 30 October 2004. Remember That You Will Die, Rubin Museum of Art, New York, 19 March - 9 August 2010. Provenance: Eudale Daltabuit, Barcelona, 1990s
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