mask

Gul. De båda. stjärnorna i kronan vita. Den skärmliknande baksidan vit, strecktecknad,i avart. Höjd: 50 cm. Bredd: 24 cm. Ceylon [ocr] Sri Lanka Ceylon 1916.9.51 Name and identification of character A prince, kumaraya (Sin.), of Buddhist background. Context A character in the story portion of a Kolam performance. Material Wood, Vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography The crown is enclosed by a dome-like screen, shaded by black and yellowish lines. The colour and the shape of the design resembles the fan of a Buddhist monk, called uatapata (Sin.). The lower tier consists of gaps filled with flower and creeper decorative designs. The face is painted in lemon yellow. The ears are merely registered with paint. The mouth is closed and the lips painted in pink. 2000 03 13 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 1916.09.0051 Sri Lanka Ceylon 1916.9.51 Name and identification of character A prince, kumaraya (Sin.), of Buddhist background. Context A character in the story portion of a Kolam performance. Material Wood, Vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography The crown is enclosed by a dome-like screen, shaded by black and yellowish lines. The colour and the shape of the design resembles the fan of a Buddhist monk, called uatapata (Sin.). The lower tier consists of gaps filled with flower and creeper decorative designs. The face is painted in lemon yellow. The ears are merely registered with paint. The mouth is closed and the lips painted in pink. 2000 03 13 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 1916.09.0051