Pair of mohra processional masks, North India, Himachal Pradesh, 19th century Cast and engraved silver leaf masks of a goddess face richly adorned with earrings and necklaces, a snake coiled around her neck. The forehead of one of these masks is adorned with a brass bindi decorated with a plant rosette, while the same mask features an engraved inscription in Devanagari on the underside of its necklace. The backs of the masks are lined with copper foil, and each face is framed by a perforation. Max. size 23.6 x 21.1 and 24.8 x 19.7 cm; gross weight: 1080 g Accidents, repairs, small missing parts. Provenance: Former collection of a Paris researcher (Part I).