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1943.11.1

Large painted wooden mask with headdress of 14 intertwined cobras.

1943.11.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Large painted wooden mask with headdress of 14 intertwined cobras.
Geographical reference
Sri Lanka
Asia > Southern Asia > Sri Lanka
Person
Field collector John Ranulph de la Haule Marett
PRM source Nora Marett
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1943
Date collected
By 1943
Acquisition information
Donated: 1943
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Painted, Process Carved, Process Perforated, Process Decorated
Dimensions
Height: max 600 mm, Width: max 660 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1943.11.1
Associated publications
Trails - This object appears in the trail 'Unseen masks of the Pitt Rivers Museum' (current from March 2005) [RTS 15/4/2005].

Search terms: Mask, Clothing Headgear, Figure, Headdress, Animal Figure

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