Any ideas about these masks

Hello, I bought these plaster (gypsum) masks at the flee market. Seller said they have the same source. The first one was easy to identify - mongolian tsam mask of Palden Lhamo, but I can't find anything at all about other two. I will be great for any ideas about its origins, country or characters.
Excuse me for myEnglish

 

Hello! Welcome on board
I'm tagging @Any Jewelry to help you.
From where are you? French here

 

Hello! Thanks a lot! Russia

 

It is indeed Pälden Lhamo, but whether Tibetan, Ladakhi, Mongolian or one of the other Lamaist Buddhist regions is impossible to see, because it isn't an original mask. Tsam, or Cham in Tibetan, is the name for masked dances of pre-Buddhist origin.
Pälden Lhamo is a protective Goddess. Her fiesty nature means she takes her protective role very seriously.

I can't help you with the other two masks. Are they all from a series of plaster copies of 'masks of the world'?

 

Thanks a lot! According the seller's story it is mongolian. The second one looks older. Looks like first and second are the same series. The last one is different, it is solid plaster, not hollow, eyes looks like they were painted later on plaster. Pretty weird mask.Looks like it is about 40 years old or so

 

Welcome to the forum, Cymbaline

 

These masks have been made as souvenirs, based on the characters portrayed in the Mongolian ritual dances called "tsam". The masks actually used in the dances are quite large, and fit over the dancer's head like a helmet, and are made of light weight materials such as papier-mache or leather. There are 108 different characters represented in the dances.

The second one of your masks may be the one known as "Blue Elder" (this example taken from a deck of cards that portrays many of the characters).


https://www.wopc.co.uk/mongolia/mongolian-religious-mask-dancing

There is also a resemblance to Mangus, the "Gray Old Man" (from a set of commemorative stamps) -


https://www.maskmuseum.org/philately/mongolia-1991-45tugrik/

Here is more information about the tsam dances, and a few other examples of souvenir masks -

https://mongolianstore.com/tsam-rel...iUNHC7cE3dp9rIRUacX-3C_7MQeKTB-nxUSBrXNG9yMHg

https://www.voanews.com/a/ancient-art-mongolia/4795749.html

https://www.darabanth.com/en/online...ra-akaszthato-maszk-serult-11x15-cm~II2427021

https://www.ebay.com/itm/276376501666?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28

 

nice large clear photo's.......... we appreciate that !!!

 

Thank you! Nice to meet you)

 

Yes! I think you're right! Thanks a lot for links, really interesting information. I'm sooo grateful to everyone who helped!
UPD I added two more photos here (couldnt edit original topic, it's asian wooden mask about 50s-60s I bought yesterday). Now I'm trying to google any information about them

 

These are also souvenir miniatures. Similar examples are said to have been made by Tibetan refugees in Nepal -


https://mauritius.desertcart.com/products/27495892-remembering-tibetan-refugees-people-of-tibet-mask

@Cymbaline - If you think you will be posting other items for us, it is always helpful to give us the dimensions of objects (although in this case we can see how big they are in your hand), as well as photos of the back and other angles. Also, it is best to start new posts with new objects, rather than adding them to a previous post.

 

Yes, of course. Excuse me for only two photos, I bought this thing online and hasn't received it yet, so this photos is the only I have. Of course I'll follow your advice with next masks (if there will be any new unknown masks))
Thanks a lot for your help! I'm really lucky to find this forum!