Painted mask of Mahakola, chief demon of disease

Made:
1771-1900 in Sri Lanka

Painted wooden mask with side panels, laquered polychrome, representing Mahakola chief demon of disease, with victims, damaged and repaired, from Sri Lanka, 1771-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A230213
Materials:
incomplete, not recorded and wood
Measurements:
overall: 1020 mm x 650 mm
type:
mask