Kolam mask. Elaborate masks such as this were used by dancers to help act out a central theme during the ritualistic Kolam (masquerade) dances. Made from painted kaduru or ruk-attana wood, Sri Lanka, 1771-1900.
Kolam mask. Elaborate masks such as this were used by dancers to help act out a central theme during the ritualistic Kolam (masquerade) dances. Made from painted kaduru or ruk-attana wood, Sri Lanka, 1771-1900.
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