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Painted mask of Deva Sanniya

Asian Medicine

1771-1860

Carved sanni polychrome mask

Asian Medicine

1771-1910

Disease mask for healing rituals

Asian Medicine

Kolam face mask representing soldier Hevaya

Asian Medicine

1771-1860

Painted Marurassa mask

Asian Medicine

1771-1900

Sample of cinnamon bark, Sri Lanka, 1901-1940

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1901-1940

Lime box used by betel chewers

Asian Medicine

1801-1900

Face mask representing Hevaya, the soldier from the Kolam play

Asian Medicine

1771-1900

Ivory enema syringe

Asian Medicine

1751-1800

Left panel of polychrome mask representing Mahakolasanniya, chief disease-demon

Collection Unassigned

1771-1910

Figurine of Buddha

Asian Medicine

1801-1900

Polychrome devil mask from Kolam performance

Asian Medicine

1771-1920

Painted polychrome mask of Mahakolasanniya, chief disease-demon

Collection Unassigned

1771-1900

Crescent shaped comb with single edge of teeth

Asian Medicine

Rectangular amulet case

Asian Medicine

1701-1900
Painted polychrome wooden mask with side panels representing Mahakolasanniya, chief disease demon with victims and heads of attendant demons, damaged and repaired, probably from Sri Lanka (Ceylon), 1771-1885

Painted polychrome mask of Mahakolasanniya, chief disease demon

Collection Unassigned

1771-1885

Poluchrome mask representing Marurassa from Kolam play

Asian Medicine

1771-1920

Right panel of polychrome mask representing Mahakolasanniya, chief disease-demon

Collection Unassigned

1771-1910
Wooden disease mask, in the form of a human face, worn for Kolam dance rituals, Sinhalese, Sri Lankan

Ritual disease mask

Asian Medicine

before 1918
Painted wooden face mask, polychrome, representing Hevaya, the soldier from the kolam masked play, his face covered with sores and leeches, Sinhalese, Sri Lanka, 1771-1900

Painted mask representing soldier Hevaya from Kolam play

Asian Medicine

1771-1900

Left panel of painted polychrome mask of Mahakolasanniya, chief disease demon

Collection Unassigned

1771-1900

Cylindrical amulet case with charm inside

Asian Medicine

1801-1900

Stylus

Asian Medicine

1870-1930

Shrine of Jagannath, Subhadra and Balarama

Asian Medicine

1850-1930

Buddhist chatelaine

Asian Medicine

1601-1900

Set of writing implements

Asian Medicine

1801-1900
Painted wooden mask polychrome, with slits under eyes and at mouth, representing black-faced demon with bulging eyeballs and cobra headdress, possibly represents Naga Sanniya, demon representing bad dreams about snakes, worn during tovil ceremonies, Sri Lanka, 1771-1900

Demon mask worn during tovil ceremonies, possibly Naga Sanniya

Asian Medicine

1771-1900
Right panel of painted polychrome wooden mask with side panels representing Mahakolasanniya, chief disease demon with victims and heads of attendant demons, damaged and repaired, probably from Sri Lanka (Ceylon), 1771-1885

Right panel of painted polychrome mask of Mahakolasanniya, chief disease demon

Collection Unassigned

1771-1885
Left panel of painted polychrome wooden mask with side panels representing Mahakolasanniya, chief disease demon with victims and heads of attendant demons, damaged and repaired, probably from Sri Lanka (Ceylon), 1771-1885

Left panel of painted polychrome mask of Mahakolasanniya, chief disease demon

Collection Unassigned

1771-1885

Polychrome painted face mask

Asian Medicine

1771-1860

Polychrome painted mask from Kolam play

Asian Medicine

1771-1920
Painted wooden face mask, polychrome, representing young man with moustache wearing fez, said to cure kalaazar fever, Sinhalese, Sri Lanka, 1771-1860

Painted polychrome mask

Asian Medicine

1771-1860

Polychrome mask representing Mahakolasanniya, chief disease-demon

Collection Unassigned

1771-1910

Painted face mask representing negro character in Kolam play

Asian Medicine

1771-1900

Face-mask from kolam masked play

Asian Medicine

1771-1900

Carved painted figure of victim from large 3-panelled mask representing Mahakolasanniya

Asian Medicine

1771-1900
Wooden mask, polychrome painted, representing red demon face, surrounded by cobras with extended hoods with cobra ear pieces, representing kolam play character Naga Raksha (nagarassa), the Cobra, Sri Lanka, 1801-1925

Mask for Kolam play representing Naga Raksha

Asian Medicine

1801-1925
Painted wooden mask, in form of ox head, damaged, most of horn missing, probably used in kolam play, said to be against jungle fever, Sri lanka, 1771-1860

Painted mask in the form of an ox head

Asian Medicine

1771-1860

Painted demon mask for Kolam or Tovil performaces

Asian Medicine

1771-1920

Ritual healing mask

Asian Medicine

Carved painted mask

Asian Medicine

1771-1920

Painted wooden face mask, yellow with polychrome detail

Asian Medicine

1771-1900

Betel nut cutter (Indian or Ceylonese)

Asian Medicine

1801-1900

Painted mask for Kolam or Tovil performace

Asian Medicine

1771-1910

Serrated sickle used for rice harvesting

Asian Medicine

1900-1925

Shallow, drop-shaped dish for preparing medicine by people of Maldire Islands

Asian Medicine

1880-1920

Mask representing king Raja in Rolam play

Asian Medicine

1771-1900
Painted wooden mask, in form of animal's head, ears missing, probably associated with kolam masked play, from Sri lanka, 1771-1860

Painted mask from Kolam masked play

Asian Medicine

1771-1860

Polychrome face mask

Asian Medicine

1771-1900
Carved and painted wooden sanni mask, polychrome, representing brown-faced demon with twisted mouth and teeth, worn in tovil dance to exorcize particular disease, Sinhalese, Sri Lanka, 1771-1910. Probably represents Kora Sanniya, demon associated with lameness and paralysis.

Painted sanni mask from Tovil exorcising dance

Asian Medicine

1771-1910