Carved sanni polychrome mask
- maker:
- Sinhalese people
Carved wooden sanni mask, polychrome, worn in tovil dance to exorcise disease demon, possibly representing Amukku Sanniya, demon associated with vomiting and stomach diseases, Sinhalese, Sri Lanka, 1771-1910
Details
- Category:
- Asian Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A49017
- Materials:
- complete and wood (unidentified,kaduru or ruk-attana)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 223 mm x 176 mm x 115 mm, .24 kg
- type:
- mask
- credit:
- Moore Garrard