Painted wooden mask, polychrome, twined hooded cobras damaged, representing black-faced demon with ear-piece in form of lotus disc with hooded cobras, rassa associated with kolam play, from Sri Lanka (Ceylon), 1771-1910
Details
- Category:
- Asian Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A12512
- Materials:
- incomplete, not recorded and wood (kaduru or ruk-attana)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 530 mm x 318 mm
- type:
- mask
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)