Dried mushroom carved into a mask of a guardian spirit. Nepal, 19th century [780×770]
by MunakataSennin
Dried mushroom carved into a mask of a guardian spirit. Nepal, 19th century [780×770]
by MunakataSennin
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[Museum](https://cantorcollection.stanford.edu/objects-1/info?query=End%20Date%20%3C%3D%20%221899%22%20and%20Creation_Place2%20%3D%20%22sub%3A%3A272%3A%3ANepal%22&sort=9&page=8)
that guardian spirit’s a real fungi.
(sorry. not sorry.)
This is not necessarily me doubting this particular mushroom man’s religious credentials – I wonder how we know this artifact has ritual significance and isn’t just a face someone made