Painted wooden mask in form of boar's head

Made:
1771-1900 in Sri Lanka
Painted wooden mask in form of boar's head, tusks(?) missing

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Painted wooden mask in form of boar's head, tusks(?) missing
Science Museum Group Collection
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Painted wooden mask in form of boar's head, tusks(?) missing, probably associated with kolam masked play, repaired and worm-eaten, from Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon), 1771-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A53683
Materials:
wood, kaduru or ruk-attana and metal, wire
type:
masks
credit:
Moore Garrard