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![A lady with the treditionaly making mask here in Samguri satra.Majuli is the home of world famous Indian mask craft, which is used in the age old traditional Assamese theatre known locally as “Bhaona”. The traditional Assamese masks are made from a variety of materials, ranging from terracotta and bamboo to wood, pith and metals. They usually represent the local gods and goddesses, characters of ancient epics like the Mahabharata or historical figures.
The size of Assamese masks may vary from those that cover the whole body to the ones that only cover the face. Depending on the size, these masks are divided into three types - Cho mask, Lotokoi mask and Mukh mask. Cho mask is the biggest in size and usually made of two parts - head and body. Lotokoi mask is a smaller version of the Cho mask and the Mukh mask only covers the face. The traditional Mask making process started in Majuli during the mid of 17th century.: by colour, Views[2013]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/aphs.worldnomads.com/colour/41728/DSC_5107_medium.jpg "A lady with the treditionaly making mask here in Samguri satra.Majuli is the home of world famous Indian mask craft, which is used in the age old traditional Assamese theatre known locally as “Bhaona”. The traditional Assamese masks are made from a variety of materials, ranging from terracotta and bamboo to wood, pith and metals. They usually represent the local gods and goddesses, characters of ancient epics like the Mahabharata or historical figures.
The size of Assamese masks may vary from those that cover the whole body to the ones that only cover the face. Depending on the size, these masks are divided into three types - Cho mask, Lotokoi mask and Mukh mask. Cho mask is the biggest in size and usually made of two parts - head and body. Lotokoi mask is a smaller version of the Cho mask and the Mukh mask only covers the face. The traditional Mask making process started in Majuli during the mid of 17th century.: by colour, Views[2013]")
A lady with the treditionaly making mask here in Samguri satra.Majuli is the home of world famous Indian mask craft, which is used in the age old traditional Assamese theatre known locally as “Bhaona”. The traditional Assamese masks are made from a variety of materials, ranging from terracotta and bamboo to wood, pith and metals. They usually represent the local gods and goddesses, characters of ancient epics like the Mahabharata or historical figures.
The size of Assamese masks may vary from those that cover the whole body to the ones that only cover the face. Depending on the size, these masks are divided into three types - Cho mask, Lotokoi mask and Mukh mask. Cho mask is the biggest in size and usually made of two parts - head and body. Lotokoi mask is a smaller version of the Cho mask and the Mukh mask only covers the face. The traditional Mask making process started in Majuli during the mid of 17th century.
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