Painted face mask
- maker:
- Sinhalese people
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Painted wooden face mask, yellow with polychrome detail, representing young man with side burns, said to prevent or cure cholera, Sinhalese, Sri Lanka, 1771-1860
Details
- Category:
- Asian Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A69303
- Measurements:
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overall: 220 mm x 197 mm
- type:
- mask
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
