01040nas a2200145   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002100001800043245004000061856014600101300001200247490000700259520060800266022002000874                                       d1 aD. Chatterjee00aMasks and costumes of Purulia chhau  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85063445444&doi=10.1353%2fatj.2019.0011&partnerID=40&md5=15c9b70b2d9f93b11f0fdcdcef659b3c  a221-2380 v363 aPurulia district in West Bengal in eastern India is home to Purulia chhau, one of the three martial-arts-inspired chhau dance genres that incorporate rhythmic movements with extravagant masks and costumes. This exuberant dramatic form is primarily performed by male dancers and has been categorized as an Indian intangible cultural heritage. Based on my primary research in 2014, this report chronicles how masks and costumes are conceived and created, and how dancers and mask makers attempt to reach new and wider audiences through collaboration on innovative works using the form’s innate features.  a07425457 (ISSN)