Painted mask representing soldier Hevaya from Kolam play
- maker:
- Sinhalese people
Painted wooden face mask, polychrome, representing Hevaya, the soldier from the kolam masked play, his face covered with sores and leeches, Sinhalese, Sri Lanka, 1771-1900
Details
- Category:
- Asian Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A53684
- Materials:
- complete, wood (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 238 mm x 251 mm x 165 mm, .5 kg
- type:
- mask
- credit:
- Moore Garrard
