mask

Fylligt, ovalt ansikte av vit färg. Hår nedkammat i krokar. oron mycket högt sittande. Höjd: 20 cm. Bredd: 19 em. [ocr] Sri Lanka Ceylon 1916.9.141 Name and identification of character The villager's wife. Context The story portion in Kolam. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Nux vomica). Iconography An oblong face coloured in whitish yellow. The hair on the head is painted. It extends downwards on the sides and is parted on the forehead. Deep-looking eyes, turned upwards. The nose is flat and straight. A small, closed mouth with lips painted in red. The ears are small and separately fitted to the mask. Missing parts The left ear is missing. 2000 03 23 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka Mask, game kolame. 1916.09.0141 Sri Lanka Ceylon 1916.9.141 Name and identification of character The villager's wife. Context The story portion in Kolam. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Nux vomica). Iconography An oblong face coloured in whitish yellow. The hair on the head is painted. It extends downwards on the sides and is parted on the forehead. Deep-looking eyes, turned upwards. The nose is flat and straight. A small, closed mouth with lips painted in red. The ears are small and separately fitted to the mask. Missing parts The left ear is missing. 2000 03 23 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka Mask, game kolame. 1916.09.0141