Mask of Mahakolasanniya

Made:
1771-1885 in Sri Lanka

Painted polychrome wooden mask with side panels, representing Mahakolasanniya, chief disease-demon, with victims and heads of attendant demons, worn during Sanni Yakuma exorcism ritual, Sri Lanka, 1771-1885

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A5573
Materials:
wood, brackets and hooks, brass, brackets and hooks, iron and string, fibre
Measurements:
overall approx: 992 mm x 738 mm 4.2 kg
type:
mask
credit:
Glendining