Disease mask for healing rituals
- Made:
- Sri Lanka
- maker:
- Sinhalese people
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Wooden disease mask, in the form of a human face, worn during Sanni Yakuma exorcism ritual to banish demons associated with disease, Sinhalese, Sri Lanka
Details
- Category:
- Asian Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A19437
- Measurements:
-
overall: 210 mm x 155 mm x 100 mm, .28 kg
- type:
- ritual object and mask
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (purchased from Stevens)
