This excellent masks from Nepal by Prof. Dr. Shanker Thapa (drsthapa5721@yahoo.com)

2. WELCOME TO NEPALESE MASKS SHOW

4. CULTURAL, religious & FOLK MASKS From NEPAL Dr. SHANKER THAPA Associate Professor TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY KATHMANDU, NEPAL dr [email_address]

6. Political Map of Nepal

7. Spatial Distribution of Ethnic Communities Gurung Pahadi Castes Brahmin, Kshetriya, and Dalit, Kiranti, Rai, Limbu Newar Other Castes Tamang Bhotia, Sherpa, Thakali

11. Mask Properties Masks are made of > Metal [ Brass, Copper, Iron ] Terracotta Wood Paper Leaves Cloth Straw Paint

16. The Masks of God God Mahakala of Tantric Buddhism

17. The Masks of God Ganesha - The God of Auspicious Moments

18. The Masks of Gods Mahakal Mask of Hindu Deities

19. The Masks of Gods Tibetan style Mahakala popular among the Himalayan Buddhists in Nepal

20. The Masks of Gods

21. Masks of Gods Newar Mask Varaha

22. Masks of Gods

23. Masks of Gods

24. Masks of Gods

25. Masks of Gods Shiva Indra Varahi

26. Masks of Gods Shiva from Tarai Wooden Mahakal

27. Masks of Gods Wooden Bhairab Hindu Deity in serene posture Mahakal with Naga crown

28. Masks of Gods Makar: The Crocodile Hindu Deity - Varaha Bhairava

29. Masked Dance of the Mother Goddess Dance of the Divinely Mother –NAVADURGA who is one of the nine Powerful Mother Goddess. Location Bhaktapur

30. Mask Dances

31. Mask Dances

32. Ethnic and Folk Masks From Nepal

33. Masks from the NEWAR C O M M U N I T Y

34. The Newar Masks Newar Shaman Mask Other worldly demonic creatures

35. Newar Masks Supernatural characters

36. Newar Masks Demonic Character Tiger Lion Mask

37. Newar Masks Gorgon Lakhe

38. Newar Folk Mask The Demonic character of Newar culture & world view

39. Newar Folk Masks Folk Masks from different Newar communities

40. Newar Folk Masks Monpa Mask

41. Newar Folk Masks Folk Masks from different Newar communities

42. Newar Folk Masks Drama and other Characters

43. Newar Folk Masks Humorous Character Mask

44. Newar Wooden Masks

45. Newar Masks Newar Festival Mask of Bhairav Newar Noble man An old lady

46. Newar Mask Mask of a Hero

47. Newar Cultural Masks Actors in Festivals and other celebrations

48. Newar Cultural Masks

49. Newar Cultural Masks A rare Newar Tantric Mask

50. Masks from Tarai Mixed Ethnicity Rajbanshi Pig mask Tharu mask Jatayu: The Mythological Vulture from the Ramayana

51. Masks from Tarai Tarai tiger mask

52. Masks from Tarai Elephant mask tarai

53. Masks from Tarai Tharu monkey mask The Monkey king

54. Masks from Tarai Faces of Hanuman : famous Monkey God of The Hindus

56. Jatayu- a Character from Ramayana The monkey characters

57. Masks from Tarai Tribal Mask

58. Masks from Tarai Hanuman mask T arai

59. Masks from Tarai

60. Masks from Tarai Mask of Ten headed Ravana and Hanuman

61. Masks from Tarai

62. Masks from Tarai

63. Masks from Tarai

64. Masks from Tarai

65. Masks from Tarai

66. Masks from Tarai

67. Masks from Tarai Pig mask of a Tarai caste Monkey mask from Tarai

68. Masks from Tarai Tharu humerous Tharu Younglady

69. Masks from Tarai Tharu Monkey Tharu Goiter Tharu Headman

70. Two Famous Masks from Humla and Jumla Mask from Humla Mask from Jumla

71. Himalayan Masks Himalaya-Raksha-Longo-Mask Himalayan Mask

72. Western Nepal Himalayan Mask Pema Jungne Nyikar Himalayan Wooden Tribal Mask

73. Himalayan Mask Himalayan Black Mask

74. Masks of the Middle Hill people

75. Masks of the Middle Hill people Shaman Masks from Midland hill

76. Gurung Masks

77. Gurung Masks

78. Magar Masks

79. Thakali Mask Western Mid Himalaya

80. Magar Masks

81. Masks from middle hills

82. Tribal Masks from the hills tribal masks of Nepal Mask - West Nepal Mask - West Nepal

83. Midland Hill Masks

84. Masks from the hills

85. Tribal Masks of hills Nepali masks at Rubin Museum

86. Demons and Ghosts Middle Hills Demonic Characters of folk life of hill people Mixed races. They are appeased on special occasion offering worship and foods annually

87. Demons and Ghosts Middle Hills

88. Ghost Local demons Demons and Ghosts

89. Demons and Ghosts Middle Hills

90. THANK YOU VERY MUCH