Painted face mask from Kolam play

Made:: 1771-1900 in Sri Lanka

maker:: Sinhalese people

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Painted wooden face-mask, polychrome
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Painted wooden face-mask, polychrome, representing woman wearing lotus crown and lotus disc earrings, probably character in kolam masked play, repaired, Sinhalese, 1771-1900

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Category:: Asian Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A23201

Materials:: complete and wood

Measurements:: overall: 305 mm x 178 mm

type:: mask

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Painted face mask from Kolam play

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