Becoming Another: The Power of Masks at The Rubin Museum of Art, March 13, 2015 – February 8, 2016

Mask for Ritual Dance Mongolia_Rubin

Mask for Ritual Dance. Mongolia, Tibet, or China; 19th–20th century. Papier-mâché with yak or horse hair. Rubin Museum of Art, C2003.8.1 (HAR 65190)

Mask of Begtse_Rubin

Mask of Begtse. Mongolia; early 20th century. Papier-mâché, coral, metal, fabric. Rubin Museum of Art, C2006.41.1 (HAR 65692)

BM 127

Monkey/Hanuman. Bhutan; c. 18th–19th century. Wood and pigment. Bruce Miller Collection, 127

BM 048

Garuda/Kyung/Khakui. India, Arunachal Pradesh; c. 18th–19th century. Wood. Bruce Miller Collection, 009

BM 183

Bhairava. Nepal. Wood and traces of pigment. Bruce Miller Collection, 053

Raven Mask_Brooklyn Museum

Raven Mask. Kwakwaka’wakw; 1801–1900. Wood, pigment, cedar bark. Collection of the Brooklyn Museum, 15.513.3a-c

-: Unknown film. SBA settings neutral SBA on, color SBA on

Mask, Horned. Japan. Wood, pigment, cord. Asian Ethnographic Collection, American Museum of Natural History, 70.2/ 1204

-: Unknown film. SBA settings neutral SBA on, color SBA on

Mask. Chukchee, Siberia. Fur, hide, wood, hair, sinew. Asian Ethnographic Collection, American Museum of Natural History, 70 / 6325

-: Unknown film. SBA settings neutral SBA on, color SBA on

Noh Drama Mask, Spirit. Japan. Wood, lacquer (red, black), gilt, plaster. Asian Ethnographic Collection, American Museum of Natural History, 70.0/ 3644

BM 145

Appa. India, Arunachal Pradesh; c. 18th–19th century. Wood, felt, metal, and cloth. Bruce Miller Collection, 049

Dance Mask_Rubin

Dance Mask Bhairava. Mongolia; 20th century?. Papier-mâché. Rubin Museum of Art C2006.52.10 (HAR 65716)

BM 085

Indra. Nepal; 1481–1644. Wood. Bruce Miller Collection, 122

BM 192

Lakhe. Nepal; c. 18th–19th century. Repousse metal and pigment. Bruce Miller Collection, 055

Deer Mask_Rubin

Deer. Mongolia; 19th–20th century. Papier-mâché. Rubin Museum of Art C2006.54.2 (HAR 65723)

BM 073

Songtsen Gampo. Tibet; c. 18th–19th century. Papier mache and pigment with leather ties. Bruce Miller Collection, 095

-: Unknown film. SBA settings neutral SBA on, color SBA on

Noh Drama Mask, Demon. Japan. Wood, lacquer, pigment, and gilt. Asian Ethnographic Collection, American Museum of Natural History, 70.0/ 3590

-: Unknown film. SBA settings neutral SBA on, color SBA on

Noh Drama Mask, Spirit. Japan. Wood, lacquer (red, black), gilt, plaster. Asian Ethnographic Collection, American Museum of Natural History, 70.0/ 3644

BM 100

Nyelbum (sinner) or Assistant to Hunter. Bhutan; c. 18th–19th century. Wood and pigment with cloth ties. Bruce Miller Collection, 042

BM 040

Atsara (Joker). Bhutan; c. 18th–19th century. Wood and pigment. Bruce Miller Collection, 008

-: Unknown film. SBA settings neutral SBA on, color SBA on

Noh Drama Mask, Beshimi (Tight Lip). Japan. Wood, lacquer, pigment, metal, plaster. Asian Ethnographic Collection, American Museum of Natural History, 70.0/ 3614

-: Unknown film. SBA settings neutral SBA on, color SBA on

Noh Drama Mask, Man. Japan. Wood, lacquer, pigment, plaster. Asian Ethnographic Collection, American Museum of Natural History, 70.0/ 3592

Gonpo Mask_Rubin

Gonpo Mask. Tibet. Wood. Rubin Museum of Art, C2002.5.1 (HAR 65051)

BM 137

Monkey/Hanuman. Nepal; c. 18th–19th century. Wood. Bruce Miller Collection, 025

Mongolian Oracle Costume

Oracle¹s Attire. Mongolia; Early 20th Century. Cotton and silk, iron, wood, feathers, leather. Diane and Robrecht Lambin Collection. Antwerp

Mongolian_Shamanic_Costume

Shaman’s Attire. Mongolia; Early 20th Century. Cotton, iron, feathers, leather. Diane and Robrecht Lambin Collection. Antwerp

Mongolian Cham Costume

Cham Dance Costume. Mongolia; Early 20th century. Silk, bone, metal. Diane and Robrecht Lambin Collection. Antwerp

Images courtesy The Rubin Museum of Art