Demon mask

Description

Mask used in the Sinhalese mask play Yakun-Natanava, made of Kaduru wood and painted black, red, yellow and green, the front elaborately worked while the back is left crudely finished, representing a bloodthirsty Sanni demon that causes disease and trembling: Sri Lanka

Museum reference

A.1905.82.3

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Demon mask

Production information

Sri Lanka, South Asia

Style / Culture

Sinhalese

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Physical description

Kaduru wood painted black, red, yellow and green; protective lacquer surface

References

Hoepfner, Gerd, Masken aus Ceylon, Berlin, 1969, introduction, no. 112