Painted polychrome mask of Mahakolasanniya, chief disease-demon

Made:
1771-1900 in Sri Lanka

Painted wooden mask with side panels, polychrome, representing Mahakolasanniya, chief disease-demon with heads of 18 attendant demons, damaged, arms broken off, from Sri Lanka, 1771-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A51293
Materials:
complete, not recorded and wood
Measurements:
overall: 1210 mm x 700 mm x 118 mm, 4.16 kg
type:
mask
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

Painted polychrome mask of Mahakolasanniya, chief disease-demon

Painted polychrome mask of Mahakolasanniya, chief disease-demon

Materials:
wood
Object Number:
A51293/1
type:
mask
Left panel of painted polychrome mask of Mahakolasanniya, chief disease demon

Left panel of painted polychrome mask of Mahakolasanniya, chief disease demon

Materials:
wood
Object Number:
A51293/3
type:
mask