Painted face mask from Kolam play

Made:
1771-1900 in Sri Lanka
maker:
Sinhalese people
Painted wooden face-mask, polychrome

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Painted wooden face-mask, polychrome
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Painted wooden face-mask, polychrome, representing woman wearing lotus crown and lotus disc earrings, probably character in kolam masked play, repaired, Sinhalese, 1771-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A23201
Materials:
complete and wood
Measurements:
overall: 305 mm x 178 mm
type:
mask