{"id":10432,"date":"2021-08-20T13:33:08","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T13:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/?p=10432"},"modified":"2021-08-20T13:54:48","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T13:54:48","slug":"india-monkey-mask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/india-monkey-mask\/","title":{"rendered":"India Monkey Mask"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I think this mask came from the 1964 NY World Fair and it&#8217;s made of papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>A:\u00a0 The Lord of monkeys (Kapeeshwara) mask is often used in dances, dramas and festivals in India.\u00a0 In addition, the Epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata have references to Hanuman (divine monkey).\u00a0\u00a0This papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9 mask has some nice paint work and was likely made to be worn at folk festivals.\u00a0 This would be a nice mask to add to any collection <strong>B<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-10433\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/B289D054-18AA-4656-B759-6E133CF9676D-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/B289D054-18AA-4656-B759-6E133CF9676D-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/B289D054-18AA-4656-B759-6E133CF9676D-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/B289D054-18AA-4656-B759-6E133CF9676D-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/B289D054-18AA-4656-B759-6E133CF9676D-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/B289D054-18AA-4656-B759-6E133CF9676D-600x450.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-10435\" 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