Pair of side-pieces from Kolam or Tovil mask

Made:
1771-1920 in Sri Lanka

Pair of side-pieces from Kolam or Tovil wooden mask, of carved wood, grey with polychrome decoration, in form of coiled cobra with head raised and extended hood, from Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon), 1771-1920

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657017
Materials:
incomplete and wood
Measurements:
overall: 230 mm x 115 mm
type:
mask