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MAISANDAYA MASK







  Lot 8 of 64  

LIVING TRADITIONS: FOLK AND TRIBAL
11-12 APRIL 2018

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MAISANDAYA MASK
KARNATAKA/KERALA
CIRCA 19TH CENTURY
Bronze
17 in (43.4 cm) high

NON-EXPORTABLE REGISTERED ANTIQUITY
MAISANDAYA is a non-speaking spirit who has totemic origins in the bull and is connected to the vahana of Shiva - Nandi, meaning 'one who brings happiness' in Sanskrit.

For another Maisandaya mask, refer to the exhibition catalogue by Frederic Rond, Bhuta: Masques & Objets Rituels Des Esprits Karnataka, Inde Du Sud, Paris: Espace Durand-Dessert, 2011, p. 36 (illustrated)

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