{"id":9205,"date":"2020-06-20T14:49:58","date_gmt":"2020-06-20T14:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/?p=9205"},"modified":"2020-06-20T14:49:58","modified_gmt":"2020-06-20T14:49:58","slug":"another-beautiful-mahakala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/another-beautiful-mahakala\/","title":{"rendered":"Another beautiful Mahakala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200619_190959.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200619_190959-245x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200619_190959-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200619_190959-768x941.jpg 768w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200619_190959-836x1024.jpg 836w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200619_190959-600x735.jpg 600w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200619_190959.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/a>Q:  I think this is a mask from India\/Himalayas, possibly of the deity Mahakala. Wanted to know more! I inherited a collection, and am interested in this one from Asia.  Mattie, 1715<\/p>\n<p>A:  You are right. I posted one almost exactly like yours back in 2018. It wasn&#8217;t quite as nicely painted and had been used. Please take a look at it.  https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/nice-mahakala-mask-from-tibet\/  These artistic papiermache masks are made by monks for ceremony&#8230; and income for the monastery from generous tourists.  A-<a href=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200619_200554.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200619_200554-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200619_200554-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200619_200554-768x1101.jpg 768w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200619_200554-714x1024.jpg 714w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200619_200554-600x860.jpg 600w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200619_200554.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200619_200600.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200619_200600-260x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200619_200600-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200619_200600-768x885.jpg 768w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200619_200600-600x692.jpg 600w, https:\/\/masksoftheworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200619_200600.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q: I think this is a mask from India\/Himalayas, possibly of the deity Mahakala. Wanted to know more! I inherited a collection, and am interested in this one from Asia. Mattie, 1715 A: You are right. I posted one almost exactly like yours back in 2018. It wasn&#8217;t quite as nicely painted and had been used. Please take a look at it. https:\/\/dev.masksoftheworld.com\/nice-mahakala-mask-from-tibet\/ These artistic papiermache masks are made by monks for ceremony&#8230; and income for the monastery from generous tourists. 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