Polychrome face mask from Kolam play
- maker:
- Sinhalese people
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Painted wooden face-mask, polychrome, representing young noble person, probably worn in Kolam masked play, Sinhalise, 1771 -1860
Details
- Category:
- Asian Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A700042
- Materials:
- complete, wood and not recorded
- Measurements:
-
overall: 180 mm x 193 mm
- type:
- mask
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
