Painted face mask from kolam play
- maker:
- Sinhalese people
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Painted wooden mask, black with red and white detail, worn in kolam dance, said to be associated with plague, Sinhalese, 1771-1870
Details
- Category:
- Asian Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A117367
- Measurements:
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overall: 236 mm x 150 mm x 73 mm, .2 kg
- type:
- mask
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
