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Disease mask

Made:: Sri Lanka

maker:: Sinhalese people

Wooden disease mask, in the form of a human face

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Wooden disease mask, in the form of a human face
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Wooden disease mask, in the form of a human face, worn for Kolam dance rituals, Sinhalese, Sri Lanka (Ceylon)

Details

Category:: Asian Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A62936

Materials:: complete and wood

Measurements:: overall: 386 mm x 230 mm x 188 mm, 1.26 kg

type:: mask

credit:: Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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