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Mask depicting Kola Sanniya and the eighteen sanni yakku

SINHALESE people
Mask depicting Kola Sanniya and the eighteen sanni yakku
 (19th century)

Medium
pigments on wood

Measurements
144.0 × 75.7 × 22.5 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1976

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Sri Lanka

Accession Number
AS108-1976

Department
Asian Art

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Physical description
Kola-Sanniya or Sickness Demon and his eighteen servant demons or Yakku, polychrome colours.

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