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Object Name: Mask
Artist: Unknown
Cultural Group: Sinhala peoples
Place of Origin: Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Date: 19th to early 20th century
Dimensions: H: 22.00 cm, W: 32.00 cm
Materials Used: Wood, paint, other materials
Credit Line and Accession Number: Fowler Museum at UCLA. X88.571
Dancing vigorously and tossing flames of burning resin, this curing spirit figure visits the patient to give his blessings. He takes his name from the burning torches (pandam) he swings as he performs
Source: Gallery wall text, Fowler in Focus: Masks of Sri Lanka, 2009