Painted demon mask for Kolam or Tovil performaces
- maker:
- Sinhalese people
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LicensePainted wooden mask
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Painted face mask representing black character in Kolam play
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Painted wooden mask, polychrome with disc-shaped ear-pieces now detached, representing red-faced demon with bulging eyes, possibly associated with Kolam or tovil performances, Sinhalese, 1771-1920 (Sir Henry William Peek Collection).
Details
- Category:
- Asian Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A193926
- Measurements:
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overall: 330 mm
ear-pieces: 109 mm,
without ear-pieces: 190 mm
- type:
- mask
- credit:
- Glendining
