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Mask for exorcism ritual "gara yakuma"

Sri Lanka
Vendu 400 €
Provenance
British Collection
Taille
H: 21 cm
H: 8.3 inch

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.


Littérature comparée

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

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