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    Mukha Shilpa Assam

    Traditional Art of Mask Making
    by
    Supriya Dutta
    IDC, IIT Bombay
    Tools and Raw Materials
     
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    Raw materials used for mask making are obtained from locally available materials. The mask makers take pride in their use of eco-friendly materials. The mask makers use their hands for most of the work supplemented with a few tools like:

    • Knives, both to split the bamboo and for making it into strips.

    • Spatula to sculpt the mask, both bamboo and metal spatulas are used.

    • Bamboo, among the locally available bamboos Jati bamboo (Bambusa tulda) is considered suitable for the making the frame of the mask.

    • Cow Dung : It is mixed with clay for elasticity.

    • Cotton cloth : Strips of cotton clothes, dipped in clay-water mixture is used to cover the frame.

    • Clay : It is the basic raw material.

    • Brushes : It is used to paint masks.

    • Kerosene: It is used for the protection of cow dung and clay mixture against bugs and worms.

    • Kuhila (Aeschynonene indica), a locally available shrub species.

    • Colours: Natural and organic colours are used for painting masks.

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      • Samaguri Satra
      • Mukha Shilpa
      • Tools and Raw Materials
      • Making Process
      • Types of Masks
      • Bhaoriya
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