Theatrical Headdress
Mask
60-5-11
From: Burma
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Native Name | Belu-gaung-saung |
| Object Number | 60-5-11 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Burmese |
| Provenience | Burma |
| Date Made | 1925 - 1960 CE |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Papier Mache | Glass |
| Technique | Papier Mache | Glass | Painted |
| Iconography | Belu | Ogre |
| Description | Theatrical headdress of Belu, or ogre. Papier mache headdress is painted in green, red and gold with inlaid bits of colored glass. Worn by male or female in Pondaw-Yama-Zatdaw and other Jataka dance drama. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Henry B. Keep, 1960 |
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