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Lhasa mummer in skull mask, close–up, performing in the grounds of the British Mission residency...

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PRM479304
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Lhasa mummer in skull mask, close–up, performing in the grounds of the British Mission residency in the Dekyi Lingka, Lhasa, Tibet, 1st December 1936 (gelatin silver print)
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Artist
Chapman, Frederick Spencer (1907-71) / British
Location
Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, UK
Medium
gelatin silver print
Date
1936 AD (C20th AD)
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This mask represents the Guardian of the Cemetery figure who appears frequently in Tibetan drama. Although Chapman refers to these masks as being made of papier mache they are more likely to have been carved from hardwood.

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© Pitt Rivers Museum / Bridgeman Images
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wood (material) / material / cemetery / mask / smile / smiling / costume / face / asia / mummers / travel / tibetan / expression / skulls / theatrical / dekyi lingka / despair / grinning / asian / wooden / performance / masquerade / theatre / macabre / skull / grin / lhasa / entertainment / guardian / masks / performing / traditional dress / black and white photograph / drama / mummer / tibet / Photograph / Photography / Mzphoto
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