{"id":8457,"date":"2019-10-17T19:40:09","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T19:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/?p=8457"},"modified":"2019-10-17T19:40:09","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T19:40:09","slug":"primitive-nepalese-mask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/primitive-nepalese-mask\/","title":{"rendered":"Primitive Nepalese mask"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191017_145519.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191017_145519-236x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191017_145519-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191017_145519-768x975.jpg 768w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191017_145519-807x1024.jpg 807w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191017_145519-1140x1447.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191017_145519-600x761.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/a>Q:  I have a nice old mask that I&#8217;m not sure of origin. I have an idea that it comes from Timor, but something also pointing in the direction of Himalaya. What do Mask of the world think? I hope you can and will help. Thanks in advance!  Data: High 24cm. wide 15cm. depth 10 cm.  Hardwood and hair. Looks like human hair, but not sure.  Provenance: I bought a collection of old Greenlandic artifacts, which included this.  Jan,  1623<\/p>\n<p>A:  The appearance of Timorese masks is sometimes confused with old Himalayan examples. With the hair and black, shiny color of the mask, I&#8217;ll go with rural Nepal or someplace West, North or East of Kathmandu. Because of your experience with material from the Arctic areas of the world I think you may be correct about its authenticity. It&#8217;s condition is excellent, in fact it looks like it was made quite recently.  A<a href=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191017_145605.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191017_145605-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191017_145605-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191017_145605-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191017_145605-1140x1520.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191017_145605-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191017_145426.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191017_145426-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191017_145426-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191017_145426-768x1056.jpg 768w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191017_145426-745x1024.jpg 745w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191017_145426-1140x1567.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191017_145426-600x825.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q: I have a nice old mask that I&#8217;m not sure of origin. I have an idea that it comes from Timor, but something also pointing in the direction of Himalaya. What do Mask of the world think? I hope you can and will help. Thanks in advance! Data: High 24cm. wide 15cm. depth 10 cm. Hardwood and hair. Looks like human hair, but not sure. Provenance: I bought a collection of old Greenlandic artifacts, which included this. Jan, 1623 A: The appearance of Timorese masks is sometimes confused with old Himalayan examples. With the hair and black, shiny color of the mask, I&#8217;ll go with rural Nepal or someplace West, North or East of Kathmandu. Because of your experience with material from the Arctic areas of the world I think you may be correct about its authenticity. It&#8217;s condition is excellent, in fact it looks like it was made quite recently. 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