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View full screenMask used in the Sinhalese mask play Yakun-Natanava, made of Kaduru wood painted black, red and white, the front elaborately worked while the back is left crudely finished, representing a bloodthirsty Sanni demon that causes disease and trembling: Sri Lanka
A.1905.82.9
Sri Lanka, South Asia
Sinhalese
Kaduru wood painted black, red and white, with yellow lines; protective lacquer surface
Treasured: Wonderful Things, Amazing Stories (14 Nov 2008 - 01 Jan 2011)
National Museum of Scotland
Hoepfner, Gerd, Masken aus Ceylon, Berlin, 1969