Polychrome painted face mask

Made:
1771-1860 in Sri Lanka
maker:
Sinhalese people
Painted wooden face-mask yellow with polychrome detail Painted wooden face-mask yellow with polychrome detail Painted face mask representing black character in Kolam play

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Painted wooden face-mask yellow with polychrome detail
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Painted wooden face-mask yellow with polychrome detail
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Painted face mask representing black character in Kolam play
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Painted wooden face-mask yellow with polychrome detail, representing bearded young man with fez, said to cure malaria, Sinhalese, Sri Lanka, 1771-1860

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657022
Materials:
wood, kuduru or ruk-attana, hook, metal and nail, metal
Measurements:
overall: 320 mm x 175 mm
type:
mask
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)