Bak, or Tibetan masks, also make excellent
souvenirs - bright-colored, exotic. The masks are thought to originate
from the 6th century when priests performed their first ritual
dances masked as animal. There are several types, including ritual
dance masks (ghosts, deities, monsters, totems, etc.), Tibetan opera
masks (dating from the reign of king Songtsen Gampo), and wall-hanging
masks. The ones you will find here
are the wall-hanging ones. The masks can be made from wood, bronze
image, papier mache, leather, cloth, and other materials but we sell masks only from wood and bronze.
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