Painted face mask
- maker:
- Sinhalese people
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LicensePainted wooden face mask, coarsely repainted, detail missing
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Painted wooden face mask, coarsely repainted, detail missing, probably representing Deva Sanniya, demon associated with epidemic diseases, said to be associated with scabies, Sinhalese, Sri Lanka, 1771-1860
Details
- Category:
- Asian Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A62941
- Materials:
- wood
- Measurements:
-
overall: 267 mm x 185 mm x 119 mm, .46 kg
- type:
- mask
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
