Painted polychrome mask of Mahakolasanniya, chief disease demon

Made:
1771-1885 in Sri Lanka

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

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657020
Materials:
complete, kaduru, ruk-attana and iron
Measurements:
overall: 700 mm x 670 mm 2.76 kg
type:
mask

Parts

Painted polychrome mask of Mahakolasanniya, chief disease demon

Painted polychrome mask of Mahakolasanniya, chief disease demon

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

Measurements:
overall: 700 mm x 670 mm 2.76 kg
Materials:
iron , kaduru and ruk-attana
Object Number:
A657020/1
type:
mask
Left panel of painted polychrome mask of Mahakolasanniya, chief disease demon

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

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

Materials:
iron , kaduru and ruk-attana
Object Number:
A657020/2
type:
mask
Right panel of painted polychrome mask of Mahakolasanniya, chief disease demon

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

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

Materials:
iron , kaduru and ruk-attana
Object Number:
A657020/3
type:
mask