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137 - Mushroom Mask
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€800 - 1,200Sale fees
Mushroom Mask Carved polypore, with an antique brown and deep black patina, showing signs of wear and age. Nepal, likely the central hills 20.3 x 21.5 cm Provenance: former Éric Chazot collection, Paris. The face is set within a concave space, brought to life by deep-set almond-shaped eyes, a raised nose, and an open mouth revealing the teeth. A groove following the curve of the eyebrows delineates the forehead. This mask, carved from a wood-decaying fungus, may have been used as a protective effigy for the hearth. The use of these masks remains poorly documented to this day and retains an air of mystery. General bibliography: Guy Durrieu, Mahesh Kumar Adhikari, and Jean-Pierre Girolami, “Nepalese Ethnomycology: Masks Made from Polypores,” Bulletin de la Société mycologique de France, 130 (1–2), 2014, pp. 57–71.
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