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Mask, game kolarna. Sri Lanka Ceylon Gulrött ansikte med tjocka läppar och sneda tänder. Den rullade, (valkiga) turbanen är vit. Höjd: 21, cm. Bredd: 15,cm, [ocr] 1916.9.138 Name and identification of character An ordinary villager, gamaya (Sin.). Context A villager appearing in the story called Gama Kathava (Sin.) in Kolam. Material Wood, Vel-kaduru (Nux vomica). Iconography A small mask. Red and black colours are mixed. A twisted cloth in form of a talappava (Sin.) (turban) is worn on the head, which appears to have been decorated with a colour design earlier on. The eyes are badly sculpted and the usual slits below the eyes (for the dancer to look through) are fairly large. A straight nose. The grimacing teeth and the protruding lips convey traits of a simpleton. There are no ears. Damages: A hole on the right cheek. Paint on the face and turban is partly erased. 2000 03 23 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 1916.09.0138 1916.9.138 Name and identification of character An ordinary villager, gamaya (Sin.). Context A villager appearing in the story called Gama Kathava (Sin.) in Kolam. Material Wood, Vel-kaduru (Nux vomica). Iconography A small mask. Red and black colours are mixed. A twisted cloth in form of a talappava (Sin.) (turban) is worn on the head, which appears to have been decorated with a colour design earlier on. The eyes are badly sculpted and the usual slits below the eyes (for the dancer to look through) are fairly large. A straight nose. The grimacing teeth and the protruding lips convey traits of a simpleton. There are no ears. Damages: A hole on the right cheek. Paint on the face and turban is partly erased. 2000 03 23 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka Mask, game kolarna. 1916.09.0138 Sri Lanka Ceylon