Face mask from Kolam play

Made:: 1771-1860 in Sri Lanka

maker:: Sinhalese people

Yellow painted wooden face mask, with polychrome detail

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Yellow painted wooden face mask, with polychrome detail
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Yellow painted wooden face mask, with polychrome detail, representing young man wearing crown, probably character from kolam masked play, said to cure ague, Sinhalese, Sri Lanka, 1771-1860

Details

Category:: Asian Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A62940

Materials:: complete and wood

Measurements:: overall: 247 mm x 180 mm x 143 mm, .36 kg

type:: mask

credit:: Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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