Large painted wooden devil mask

Large painted wooden devil mask, polychrome, representing red-faced demon with cobra conopied headdress and cobra ear-pieces, Nagarassa, associated with kolam performance, from Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon), 1771-1920

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A231365
Materials:
wood, kadura or ruk-attana
type:
masks
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)