Painted mask of Marurassa from Kolam play

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

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Painted wooden mask, polychrome, worm damaged
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Painted wooden mask, polychrome, worm damaged, ear-pieces missing, headdress partly repaired, representing red-faced demon, probably Marurassa mask from Kolam play, possibly from tovil dance, Sinhalese, 1771-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A54602
Materials:
incomplete and wood
Measurements:
overall: 458 mm x 262 mm
type:
mask
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)