Mask for exorcism ritual "gara yakuma" ·  Sri Lanka · ID: 3039424

Description

wood, remains of polychrome paint, hinged jaw, disc-shaped ears and tusks separately carved, crowned by three Naga snakes, slightly dam., abrasion of paint, traces of old age, metal base;
“garas” are good spirits, which were sacrificed with dance and gifts, when a house should be cleaned of disease.

The object Mask for exorcism ritual “gara yakuma” with the object ID 3039424 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 20 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.

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Comparing literature

Höpfner, Gerd, Masken aus Ceylon, Berlin 1969, ill. 112