mask

Sri Lanka Ceylon Mask, demale kolan. (tamildvärg). Det fylliga ansiktet scharlakansrött, med låg panna och små högt sittande öron. Höjd: 26 cm. Bredd: 22 cm. [ocr] 1916.9.89 Name and identification of character A Tamil peddler of sorts, demala velendek (Sin.). Context The story part in Kolam. Material Wood, Vel-kaduru (Nux vomica). Iconography A round face and chin, and a strong nose, painted in scarlet. Curvilinear eyebrows. Piercing eyes. The mouth is closed. A moustache is drawn by means of a black line curved at the ends. One ear is missing. An earring, in the form of a Kadukkama (Tamil), made of beads, pabalu (Sin.), is inserted into a slot in the remaining ear. 2000 06 07 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 1916.09.0089 1916.9.89 Name and identification of character A Tamil peddler of sorts, demala velendek (Sin.). Context The story part in Kolam. Material Wood, Vel-kaduru (Nux vomica). Iconography A round face and chin, and a strong nose, painted in scarlet. Curvilinear eyebrows. Piercing eyes. The mouth is closed. A moustache is drawn by means of a black line curved at the ends. One ear is missing. An earring, in the form of a Kadukkama (Tamil), made of beads, pabalu (Sin.), is inserted into a slot in the remaining ear. 2000 06 07 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 1916.09.0089 Sri Lanka Ceylon