Painted mask of Deva Sanniya
- maker:
- Sinhalese people
Painted wooden face mask, yellow with polychrome detail, representing Deva Sanniya, demon associated with epidemic diseases, inscription inside associates it with smallpox, Sinhalese, Sri Lanka, 1771-1860
Details
- Category:
- Asian Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A62942
- Measurements:
-
overall: 230 mm x 195 mm x 116 mm, .411 kg
- type:
- mask
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)