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Kali Chau mask
Artist from Charida2019
Banglanatak
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Chau mask-makers make many types of masks most of which are used in Chau dance. This is a Chau mask of Goddess Kali.
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Details
- Title: Kali Chau mask
- Creator: Artist from Charida
- Date Created: 2019
- Location: Purulia
- Subject Keywords: Chau, Chau dance, Chau Mask, Charida, Purulia, Artists, Bengal
- Rights: Banglanatak.com
- Medium: Clay, paper mache, embellishment
- About the craft: The art of Chau mask making started in Charida village 150 years back. At present, masks for Chau dance still constitute the main market; the mask makers also make smaller masks for home décor and souvenirs. Chau is an acrobatic dance of eastern India in which the dancers wear these large stylised masks.
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