A quest

Discussion in 'Introductions' started by Booker, Jul 10, 2018.

  1. Booker

    Booker New Member

    Hi all,

    I'm new to this community, prompted by the discovery of an old wooden mask, probably decorative, that's been uncovered after many years in the family. I'd like to be able to identify it. How do I go about posting a photo to see if someone in the community can help.
     
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  3. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Welcome to the forum, Booker.
     
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  4. all_fakes

    all_fakes Well-Known Member

    Welcome! There are a number of people here who are good with mask identification.
     
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  5. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    welcome
     
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  6. Christmasjoy

    Christmasjoy Well-Known Member

    WELCOME Booker !!! .. Joy.
     
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  7. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Greetings, Booker!
     
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  8. Booker

    Booker New Member

     
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  9. Booker

    Booker New Member

    Thanks. The photo shows the carved wood wood mask.jpg mask. It's about 8" high, 12" wide including removable ears. It's been in the family for many years but no one knows anything about it. Any info would be much appreciated.
     
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  10. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It is a Gara Raksha mask from Sri Lanka, representing a demon. These Raksha masks all have cobras on the top, Gara Raksha has three, others have more.

    "* Raksha Mask – Used to perform Raksha dances in Kolam Maduwa. According to ancient chronicles, Sri Lanka was earlier ruled by a race of Rakshasas (devils) whose king was Ravana of the legend Ramayana. These Rakshasas were able to assume various forms which now the masks depict. There are 24 forms of Rakshasas but only a few are performed in Kolam dance. These masks include the cobra mask, the mask of a bird and the mask of the demon of death."
    https://lanka.com/about/interests/masks/
     
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  11. Booker

    Booker New Member

    Thanks so much. This has gotten much more interesting than I imagined at first.
     
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  12. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Pleasure Booker, thanks for showing us.
     
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