Raksha Mask
$289
Made to order: 4 weeks
The , a demon of the southern masked dramas, carved in light wood and painted by hand in mineral reds and ochres.
The Raksha, a demon of the southern masked dramas, carved in light Kohomba wood and painted by hand in mineral reds and ochres. Signed on the reverse and sent with a certificate documenting the artisan, timber and carving time.
The story of this piece
4 weeks,one pair of hands
It began as a board of kohomba, chosen in [Village] for the straightness of its grain. The Raksha was drawn freehand onto the timber without a template, using only the forms [Artisan name] learned at a parent's bench.
Then came the slow part: weeks of cutting, the background lowered a millimetre at a time until the figure stood free. Finally oil, a signature on the reverse, and a record of everything that went into it.
