Painted mask for Kolam or Tovil performace

Painted wooden mask, polychrome, with discoid ear-pieces now detached and damaged, representing black-faced demon with cobra headdress, possibly worn at Kolam or Tovil performances, from Sri Lanka (formerly known as Ceylon), 1771-1910

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