Polychrome painted mask from Kolam play

Made:
1771-1920 in Sri Lanka
maker:
Sinhalese people
Painted wooden mask, polychrome Painted wooden mask, polychrome

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Painted wooden mask, polychrome
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Painted wooden mask, polychrome
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Painted wooden mask, polychrome, with coiled cobra disc ear-pieces and cobra headdress representing beaked gurulu rassa from Kolam play, Sinhalese, 1771-1920

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A100831
Materials:
complete, wood and metal
Measurements:
overall: 490 mm x 538 mm x 275 mm, 1.8 kg
type:
mask
credit:
Sothebys