Mask from Kolam masked play

Carved wooden mask, polychrome painted

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Carved wooden mask, polychrome painted
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Carved wooden mask, polychrome painted, representing animal head, probably boar, with 4 peg teeth, possibly worn during kolam masked play associated with exocism of disease demons, from Breton and Eluard collection, Sinhalese, Sri Lanka, 1771-1920

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A97197
Materials:
complete, wood and fibre
Measurements:
overall: 178 mm x 114 mm
type:
mask
credit:
Hotel Drouot (Paris)