Editing Traces of Nāṭyaśāstra in Aṅkiā Nāṭa (section)

== '''''Āhāryābhianaya'' ( Costumes and Makeup)''' ==
''Āhāryābhianaya'' of ''Aṅkiā Nāṭa'' uses props like bow-arrow for ''Rāma'', sword for ''Rāvaṇa. Sudarśana cakra'' for ''Kṛṣṇa''. Flowers are also used for the drama ''Pārijāta haraṇa''. Villains and special characters like ''Garuḍa'', ''Vāli'', ''Mohini'' etc use masks ''(Mukha)'' made of bamboo, clay and hay. Masks vary from small to life-size and enhances the visual aspects of the drama. Mask-making is very different from what is mentioned in ''Nāṭyaśāstra;'' nevertheless'','' use of weapons (using props) and masks are encouraged in ''Nāṭyaśāstra.''

In the author’s visit to the mask making ''Sattra'' in Majuli - Assam, she was fortunate to have met Sri Hem Chandra Goswami<ref>Sangeet Natak Academy winner for mask making</ref> and his younger brother. She learnt that the masks developed off-late have movable jaws to facilitate better breathing and dialogue delivery of the actors.
[[File:MaskMakingStages.jpg|alt=Ankiā nāṭā masks|thumb|''Stages of mask making'']]
[[File:Seema SugrivaMask.jpg|alt=Ankiā nāṭā masks|thumb|''Masks of'' ''Pūtanī, Vāli, Sugrīva (worn by the author), Horse-demon Keśa, Mohini, Garuḍa'']]
[[File:SamaguriSattra.jpg|alt=Ankiā nāṭā masks making place|thumb|''Near mask making Sattra/Samaguri Sattra, Majuli'']]