Kyoto National Museum Wooden Mask Red Ghost Mask

Kyoto National Museum Wooden Mask Red Ghost Mask

The red ghost mask is a mask used to perform ghost dances, usually held in shrines, temples and other religious places. Ghost dance is a ritual that can dispel evil spirits and bless peace. It is usually composed of ghost masks, ghost costumes, ghost props, etc. There are many styles of red ghost masks, some are human, some are animal-shaped, and some are weird. This mask is in the collection of the Kyoto National Museum. It is an animal-shaped red ghost mask with sharp teeth and fangs, as well as a long nose and eyebrows. The mask is carved out of wood.
Ganesha (Ganesh) Mahogany Mask

Ganesha (Ganesh) Mahogany Mask

Ganesha is one of the most important gods in Hinduism. He has an elephant head and a person, symbolizing soul and matter. Ganesha is the protector of writers, students and businessmen,. Every year in August, people will hold a 10-day Ganesha festival to worship him. There are many different legends about his birth, one of the more famous is that his mother pinched a child with the soil from her body while bathing, and asked his father to give him life. But his entourage cut off the child's head. Later, Shiva replaces the head of the child with the head of an elephant to revive him.
Dionysus mask

Dionysus mask

A large limestone mask-like statue of Dionysus, supposedly broken from a pillar. Found in Lefka, Cyprus, in the British Museum, London. (Date: 100 BC)