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Demon figure and Masks

Sri Lankan

V&A (Victoria & Albert Museum)

1800 - 1939

Ceylonese demon figure and 18 masks used in ceremonial dance for placating the demons of disease and two masks for use in ceremonial masquerades. Size not defined.

  • Medium: painted wood
  • ArtFunded in: 1939
  • Presented by B du B Davidson through The Art Fund

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