Indian Chhau Dance Masks

Japanese Noh Masks

Masks from Papua New Guinea

There are many festivals in India and often dances are performedduring thefestival..Chhau is a mask dance that is performed

in certain areas of West Bengal. It tells the story of the Ramayana, a very old and very long story from India. You might have heard one of the stories from the Ramayana about Rama and Sita. During the dance the characters wear masks so that the audience know who the characters are.

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This mask is from Japan. It’s a Japanese theatre mask called a Noh theatre mask. The plays are very old and were all about planting crops and the harvest.

They are performed to music from the flute and drum.

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In those days, most tribes in the area were scared of spirits and that’s what they thought these muddy men were!

As soon as they saw the Mudmen they fled.

After that the warriors of Asaro always covered themselves in mud before going to war. For a while the idea worked well and the Mudmen became wealthy.

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