Les Antiques de Nepal
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there are probably ten to fifteen genuine antique shops in town.’ His father, Mr.Bhola Khanal has been in the business for the last thirty years and they have participated in handicraft exhibitions in Germany (2002) as well as in Italy (2003).Binod once exhibited 65 masks of the Tharu region in an exhibition, ‘ Le comours des manque’ (the commerce of masks), in Paris in September 2004.
‘ The exhibition was in front of Versailles Museum,’ he reveals, ‘ My partner, Monsieur Christophu Magal, a French antique dealer, organized the event. Masks from Guatemala, Sri Lanka and Mexico were also featured.’
Any particular reason for sending Tharu masks?
‘ Well, yes,’ Binod replies, ‘Christophu and I visited Chitwan and Dang once and produced a documentary on Tharus. In the process we also collected Tharu masks and thought it would be appropriate for this
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