Carved painted mask

Made:: 1771-1920 in Sri Lanka

maker:: Sinhalese people

Carved painted wooden mask of full-faced young man

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Carved painted wooden mask of full-faced young man
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Carved painted wooden mask of full-faced young man, green with detail in black and white, possibly representing character from kolam masked play, Sinhalese, 1771-1920

Details

Category:: Asian Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A172403

Materials:: complete and wood (kaduru or ruk-attana)

Measurements:: overall: 245 mm x 208 mm

type:: mask

credit:: Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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