Seraikella Chhau dance mask for peacock costume, covering face and part of head; complexion painted pink, holes in eyes; red-painted mouth. Head covered with elaborate headdress decorated with gold brocade fabric and imitation pearls and beads. Behind this is a vertical fan-shaped panel covered in the same fabric and with segments outlines in imitation pearls and beads. Cord under chin.
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