Face mask representing queen Bisava from Kolam masked play

Made:: 1771-1920 in Sri Lanka

maker:: Sinhalese people

Carved and painted face mask representing Bisava, the Queen

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Carved and painted face mask representing Bisava, the Queen
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Carved and painted face mask representing Bisava, the Queen, in the prelude to the kolam masked play, Sri Lanka, 1771-1920

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Category:: Asian Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A140852

Materials:: complete and wood

Measurements:: overall: 368 mm x 236 mm

type:: mask

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Face mask representing queen Bisava from Kolam masked play

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