Kolam or Sokari performance devil mask and ear-pieces, 1801-1920

Made:
1801-1920 in Sri Lanka

Large painted wooden devil mask, polychrome, covered with sticky varnish, representing reddish-brown faced demon with twining cobra headdress, cobras being devoured by eagles, ear-pieces in form of lotus discs and cobras, associated with kolam or sokari performance, unsigned, Sri Lanka, 1801-1920

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A134253
Materials:
wood, kaduru or rum-attana or eramdu
type:
mask

Parts

Kolam or Sokari performance devil mask

Kolam or Sokari performance devil mask

Large painted wooden devil mask, polychrome, covered with sticky varnish, representing reddish-brown faced demon with twining cobra headdress, cobras being devoured by eagles, unsigned, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), 1801-1920

Measurements:
overall: 500 mm x 450 mm x 170 mm,
Materials:
complete and wood (kaduru or rum-attana or eramdu)
Object Number:
A134253/1
type:
mask
Kolam or Sokari performance ear-pieces

Kolam or Sokari performance ear-pieces

Ear-pieces in form of lotus discs and cobras, associated with kolam or sokari performance, unsigned, Sri Lanka, 1801-1920

Materials:
complete and wood
Object Number:
A134253/2
type:
component - object and mask