Painted face mask from Kolam play
- maker:
- Sinhalese people
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Painted wooden mask, in form of young female face with elaborate headdress representing female deity (?) holding lotus stem, probably worn during Kolam masked play, Sinhalese, Sri Lanka, 1771-1900
Details
- Category:
- Asian Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A657023
- Materials:
- wood
- Measurements:
-
overall: 405 mm x 229 mm
- type:
- mask
- credit:
- H.M.M.
