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14. Bhairava Nepal 16th-17th c. gilt copper repousse 28 1/2 inches tall, including stand |
 Detail: full side view This is an unusually small example of a hathwandya (Newari, lit. "Beer-pour god") a "mask" of Bhairava that is set up on certain festival days, and from which beer or spirits is poured from a tube projecting from the hole in the mouth. This Dionysian festival is unique to the Newar culture of the Kathmandu valley, as are these heads of Bhairava. Detail: detail of crown |
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