UNTITLED (GOMIRA DANCE MASKS)
Wood
a)
Height: 16 in (40.6 cm)
Width: 12 in (30.4 cm)
Depth: 5.5 in (13.9 cm)
b)
Height: 17 in (43.1 cm)
Width: 4.5 in (11.4 cm)
Depth: 4 in (10.1 cm)
c)
Height: 15.5 in (39.3 cm)
Width: 11 in (27.9 cm)
Depth: 5 in (12.7 cm)
d)
Height: 15 in (38.1 cm)
Width: 7.5 in (19 cm)
Depth: 4 in (10.1 cm)
e)
Height: 15 in (38.1 cm)
Width: 9.5 in (24.1 cm)
Depth: 6.5 in (16.5 cm)
f)
Height: 14.5 in (36.8 cm)
Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)
Depth: 6 in (15.2 cm)
(set of six)
These six pieces are wooden masks from Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Kushmundi village is a home of Gomira mask makers. Almost every house in the village makes wooden masks. Gomira is a festival that is celebrated in worship of Chandi and Kali in order to attain devine blessings.