Painted Marurassa mask
- maker:
- Sinhalese people
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Painted wooden mask with ear pieces, representing kolam play character Maru Raksha (Marurassa), the Demon of Death, Sinhalese, Sri Lanka, 1771-1900
Details
- Category:
- Asian Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A134254
- Measurements:
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overall: 536 mm x 501 mm x 185 mm, 2.78 kg
- type:
- mask
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust
