Evening Star Newspaper, July 25, 1937, Page 98

PAGE THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. —e JULY 25, 1937 TIBETAN DEVIL DANCERS IN AN EASY-TO-MAKE CUTOUT TOY TH E- WE) R‘I‘.‘Bh’—-i SCISSORS, PASTE AND WRAPPING PAPER §3::'s'Y o o sven it STEP 3 ends even with inside ALL YOU NEED TO BUILD THIS MODEL (| | ASSEMBLY STEP 1 <4«— FRAME z ASSEMBLY ’ Foreground Folds STEP 2 4*BACKGROUND 11— Note fold in center to make a V shape. ~ Courtyard Wall hooks and tabs into row of standing Background at 1, 2, e men fold upright. 3 and 4. Ends fold ] St e —— - out and paste to ‘ back of Frame. ——— down on long —— dotted line. Row of seated men and HOLLIN HOW DIORAMA WILL LOOK WHEN FINISHED READ THESE EASY DIRECTIONS Get a pair of scissors, some paste and heavy brown wrap- ping paper. This is going to be easy. y Now cut the diorama parts from this page but don’t trim them. This is because it is easier to paste down this way. With a piece of cloth swab paste evenly OVER the wrapping paper. Now lay the diorama pieces on the pasted wrapping paper and smooth them down. Put the pieces under weights so they will dry flat. When dry, trim neatly to outlines. Make all inside cuts and slits. Score all dotted lines for folding—with a blunt table knife run along a ruler. Look at ASSEMBLY STEP 1. You can see how the FOREGROUND in the FRAME piece folds down, and the two lines of red robed figures fold upright on it. Now look at ASSEMBLY STEP 2. Fold your BACK- GROUND piece as shown in the sketch, bending it in the middle to form a V which is held together when you hook the tabs of the COURTYARD WALL piece into their notches and slits in the BACKGROUND at 1, 2, 3 and 4. Fold ends of BACKGROUND out and paste them to back of FRAME as shown. (Top edge of BACKGROUND should be even with top edge of FRAME). That done, TABS 5§, 6, 7 and 8 slip easily into their BACKGROUND slits. Slip the five masked dancing figures into their FOREGROUND slits. Paste down all tabs. IT'S MORE FUN THAN A GAME Would you like a trip around the world? Well, here is the next best thing. Eack Sunday you get a new World Museum Diorama for your collection. Today you build a model of a dramatic scene in strange Tibet. Next Sunday it will be a thrilling setting showing a giant China Clipper seaplane fly- ing over Hawaii. Every week is different. Dioramas are really little theater stages like you see in the big museums. And the best part of it is that you build this all by yourself. Try this one topday—you’ll be surprised how easy it is. How proud of it you'll be! Start today to build your own World Museum, and join us on our Museum trip around the world. YAMA, KING OF THE NETHER WORLD Accompanied by his attendants, called the \‘Bowa.” CUT OUT THIS SPACE FOR LIGHTING \ EFFECTS ] < ] z £ - =] = - z 2 =] ] <] [~ Q [} o L] ! w > = ] [} ] = Z =] z (2] ~ (7 o o » ® e s s ~ EVEN WITH INSIDE EDGE OF FRAME OPENING (See Sketch) SI;’SDGH a3aa104d LVHL OS ANNO¥OHAIVE 4O ANF L4371 SIHL FALSVd IPASTE THIS RIGHT END OF BACKGROUND SO THAT FOLDED EDGE 1S THE WORLD MUSEUM OF THE WASHINGTON STAR Top, mask of a Skele- ton Dancer, to punish Evil. Bottom, the mask of Yama, King of the Nether World. Northeastward from India lies Tibet, a moun- tainous country so high that its lowest valleys are two miles above sea level. The best trails into it narrow down to two-foot ledges gouged into cliffs at dizzv heights. The religion of Tibet is “Lamaism,” and many large monas- teries house its thousands of priests, or “lamas.” DIORAMA FRAME SAVE THIS DIORAMA FOR YOUR WORLD MUSEUM SERIES TIBETAN DEVIL DANCERS In the temple courts masked lamas dramatize man’s victory over trouble, good devils over- coming bad devils. The costumes are some- times of rich silks from nearby China, with ornaments of gold and jewels. The color and action of ceremonial dances keep life interesting in this windswept land of bitter cold. Most of a Tibetan’s life is spent in superstitious fear of devils. He thinks they bring bad luck and disease. The only way to health and happiness, he feels, is to flatter or frighten these demons. Lamas (priests) do this by acting in ceremonial masked dances. Top, mask of Balden Lhamo, who scatters Disease. Bottom, Showa the Deer Messenger of Kini Yama. HAWA i H ]