Despite global recognition, the art of mask making is struggling in Majuli

One of the renowned traditional crafts from Assam’s river island Majuli, mask making, is nearing extinction. Although the craft is known by art enthusiasts and connoisseurs across the globe, it is now struggling to sustain itself in the modern world.

Mask-making takes intricate bamboo work, requiring a lot of patience, and that is where most people tend to fail. This results in minimum involvement of manpower in the process of mask-making in Assam. “Out of the 25 youth who come to learn mask making, only three become capable of doing so,” Prassana Goswami, a mask maker, shared with EastMojo.

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