Context (Related Documents)
‘Donor’s Catalogue Card: “Mask 87 Sri Lanka. Ambalangoda Cobra King - devil dancing mask. Purchased Ambalangoda 1980 Rs 400.”
Event Date 1980
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Mask representing Cobra King, in three parts. The mask is carved from wood and painted in black, white and a range of bright colours.A: Main face. Protruding eyes and prominent teeth. A cobra emerges from each nostril, three cobras rear up above the eyes and one large cobra forms a head-dress.B-C: Pair of large flat attachments which slot into either side of the mask. Each represents two intertwined cobras.
Event Date 13/10/2004
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Mask representing the Cobra King. The mask is carved from wood and painted in black, white and a range of bright colours. Protruding eyes and prominent teeth. A cobra emerges from each nostril, and three cobras rear up above the eyes and one large cobra forms a head-dress. For the associated panels see 2004.99 B-C
Event Date 15/11/2018
Author: ashleigh griffin

Description (Physical description)
Cobra king mask (A) carved from wood and painted in black, white and a range of bright colours. Protruding eyes and prominent teeth. A cobra emerges from each nostril, and three cobras rear up above the eyes and one large cobra forms a head-dress. Panels of coiled cobras (B-C) slot into each side.
Event Date 30/6/2023
Author: Lily Stancliffe