£40 - £60
A tiger mask modelled with fierce staring eyes and open jaw, clay body with painted surface moulding, the mouth conceals a hole likely designed to accommodate a mounting pole, late 19th century/early 20th century, Terai district, Southern Nepal, 20 by 23cm Note: Bengal tigers, a real threat to Terai villages, have been incarnated through wearable masks or mounted on posts, functioning as deterrents.
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