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
Details
- Category:
- Asian Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A140686
- Measurements:
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overall: 375 mm x 384 mm x 152 mm, 1.006 kg
- type:
- mask
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)