"Bhuta Mask, Bronze From Karnataka, India"
Bhuta mask from Jumadi in bronze with green patina. It is the wish-granting deity, worshiped in Tulu Nadu in Karnataka, a state in southwest India. It is related to the Mother Goddess in her fierce aspect Dhumavati. Bhuta is described as a local cult/religion based on the worship of spirits and deities which gives rise to Butha Kola ceremonies. 40 x 40 cm, circa 18th century See documents by Frédéric Rond “Bhuta masks” “Bhuta masks, from the altar to the pedestal” 
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