Painted polychrome mask

Made:
1771-1860 in Sri Lanka
maker:
Sinhalese people

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

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A665551
Materials:
paint, complete, wood (kaduru or ruk-attana) and wire
Measurements:
overall: 262 mm x 201 mm x 130 mm, .52 kg
type:
mask
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)