LibGuides: 6 Art Masks: India: Assam

Resources

Living Culture of Masks
Drawing from epics, mythology and folk tales, mask-making in India continues to survive
Stories Behind the Mask
Article looking at the history and traditions of masks from India and Mexico
Mask Making Tradition of Assam
Traditionally, masks are divided into three types.

Google Arts and Culture: Masks of India
Masks allow us to reconstruct realities, the other world that we, often unconsciously, imagine or believe exist.
Documentary: Behind the Mask
The video is a presentation on the tribal mask dances of Eastern India.
A World Of Masks in Assam's Majuli Island
The island of Majuli is also the seat of neo-Vaishnavite culture of Assam that houses Satras or monasteries.

Mask Making Traditions of Assam
Although bamboo is usually the raw material of choice, wooden masks have been used for centuries by communities in lower Assam
India Monkey Mask
The Lord of monkeys (Kapeeshwara) mask is often used in dances, dramas and festivals in India.
Assam Masks
Popularly known as mukhas in the local language, masks are an integral part of Assam's culture and tradition
Assamese Masks
The size of Assamese masks may vary from those that cover the whole body and measure one hundred and seventeen inches by sixty four inches to the ones that only cover the face.