Arts and Crafts
Sri Lanka has a proud heritage of arts and crafts and you’ll find a distinctive memento to take home among the wide range of items. Popular handicrafts include gold and silver jewelry set with gems, wooden masks, intricate lace-work, lacquer work and ceramics.
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Vedi Sanniya Mask
Vedi Sanniya Mask
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$9.83 USD
Regular price
$11.67 USD
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$9.83 USD
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(SKU: LS24129150) Skin diseases that caused cysts, wounds and boils were believed to have been the work of the gedi sanni yaka, and the mask of this sanniya was a face full of boils and tumours.
- 1950s-1960s era Sir Lankan, culturally used wooden masks.
- A character of the 18 Sanni masks group.
- A polychrome wooden disease mask used for healing rituals.
- Masks play important roles in religious, healing and exorcism rituals.