NDLI: Baiga Mask

Content Provider	IGNCA - Man and Mask
Description	The Baiga maintain tribal identity through observance of marriage rules and imposed restrictions on food and drink. Perhaps for this reason, they are considered as the priests among the Gonds. Their total population is 209535 according to 1981 census.They are divided into ten endogamous groups. Myths and legends are functional for community dynamics, and religion and magic are well established institutions used against the forces of evils. The power of super-natural deities are mobilized through Tantric activities against the invisible and unknown power of disasters.The Baiga also celebrate the festival of ‘Dassera’, related to the raising of good crops; ‘Bidi’, for community, welfare. ‘Phag’, for happiness; ‘Haredi’, to welcome the god of rain; ‘Kuki-dai’, for harvest; and ‘Pola’, to avert diseases. Baigas consider themselves as Lords of Earth, masters of wild animals and magic, inventors of love charms, controllers of natural calamities, and observers of purity in kinship relations.
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Subject Keyword	Ancient Human Practice Anthropology Anthropomorphic Art Work Art History Bidi Bilma Ceremonies and Practices Dassera Decorative Mask Disguise Drama Theraphy Gijji Gond Haredi Kuki-dai Museum Object Ornamentation Pardhauni Performance Performing Art Phag Pola Ritual Mask Sculpture
Content Type	Image Text
Resource Type	Visual Artwork

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