A Sinhalese four armed devil called Calloo Coomare, wearing a headdress of snakes and holding a cockeral, twig with leaves, sword and a small club in his hands. Gouache painting by a Sri Lankan artist.

Date:
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Reference:
577269i
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A Sinhalese four armed devil called Calloo Coomare, wearing a headdress of snakes and holding a cockeral, twig with leaves, sword and a small club in his hands. Gouache painting by a Sri Lankan artist. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[Sri Lanka], [between 1800 and 1899?]

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1 painting : gouache painting, with pen and ink ; image 27 x 16.5 cm

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The devil called Calloo-Coomāre

Reference

Wellcome Collection 577269i

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