Painted wooden mask polychrome, with lotus-disc ear pieces, extensively repaired, representing black-faced demon with hooded cobra headdress representing Gara Yaka from tovil dance, Sri Lanka, 1771-1910
Details
- Category:
- Asian Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A28641
- Materials:
- wood, kaduru or ruk-attana
- Measurements:
-
overall: 266 mm x 404 mm .475kg
- type:
- mask
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)