POSTCARD 1 POSTCARD 2 POSTCARD 3 The three sets of old postcards from Darjeeling show Tibetan Mask dancers in their traditional costumes and instruments. The photographs includes instruments like Frame drum ( dhyangro ), Cymbals ( rol mo ), Shawms ( Rgya Gling ) and Hand Bell ( dril bu ). The dancers wears various animal masks. The publishers of the postcards was Nestor Gianaclis Ltd Calcutta and Master's Curios Darjeeling Simla Lucknow Bombay. Interestingly these postcards was printed in Germany and Japan.
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