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Chau Dance Mask
Charida Artist2018
Banglanatak
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
This image is of a traditional Chau mask made in Charida.
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Details
- Title: Chau Dance Mask
- Creator: Charida Artist
- Date Created: 2018
- Location: Purulia
- Subject Keywords: Chau, Dance, Tribal, Purulia, Artists, Bengal, Festival, Mask Dance, Masks, UNESCO, ICH
- Rights: Banglanatak.com
- About the craft: Chau is an acrobatic mask dance form from Purulia district of West Bengal. Colourful masks, rhythmic drum beats, powerful acrobatic movements and somersaults are characteristics of the Purulia Chau. Traditionally the artists of Charida produced Chau dance masks - a specialized craft, and constituted a sub-industry of Chau dance form. Presently, Chau mask-makers craft different types of masks, both for the dance form and for home décor. Today, they have evolved into an independent artists' hub. Chau Dance features on the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Humanity.
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