Kolam face mask representing soldier Hevaya

Made:
1771-1860 in Sri Lanka
maker:
Sinhalese people
Carved and polychrome painted wooden face mask

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Carved and polychrome painted wooden face mask
Science Museum Group Collection
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Carved and polychrome painted wooden face mask, representing Hevaya, the soldier from the kolam play, his face covered with sores and leeches, Sinhalese, Sri Lanka, 1771-1860

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A62946
Materials:
complete, wood and metal
Measurements:
overall: 255 mm x 225 mm x 154 mm, .6 kg
type:
mask
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)