Art, Symbol & Imagination
Naja: A Sri Lankan Healing Mask
A tall crest rises above staring eyes and an open mouth crowded with pointed teeth. The adjoining text identifies the wooden mask as Naja from Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, within its historical account of healing ceremonies.
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Maker and photographer uncredited. "Naja: A Sri Lankan Healing Mask" [editorial title]. In Masks and Demons, Kenneth Macgowan; with Herman Rosse’s theatrical research and line drawings. Harcourt, Brace edition, 1923, 1923, Harcourt, Brace and Company. Source scan leaf 42. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/library-0464-040
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Maker and photographer uncredited. Naja: A Sri Lankan Healing Mask. Masks and Demons. Scan leaf 42. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/library-0464-040