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CraftGI Tagged · 2018
Purulia Chhau Mask
TownPurulia
StateWest Bengal
Craft typeCraft
GI tag2018
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Elaborately decorated papier-mâché and clay masks worn in the vigorous Chhau martial dance tradition, each crafted to represent a specific mythological character with exaggerated expressive features.
Did you know? A single elaborate Chhau mask can take an artisan several days to complete, and each one is built to survive an entire performance of high-energy acrobatic dance without cracking or losing its shape.