Sinhalese devil-dancers. Colour process print after N.H. Hardy.

1 print : process print, printed in colours ; image 20.2 x 15.2 cm

Sinhalese devil-dancers. Sinhalese devil-dancers wear grotesque masks which represent the features of two of the demons, who are propitiated by them in cases of sickness. From the back of the left dancer's head rises a three-headed cobra. All demons are believed to have large white tusks and staring, unwinking eyes. It is a fact that these strange ceremonies usually have a favourable effect on the patient's illness. Norman H. Hardy.

Wellcome Collection 3198597i