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Sri Lanka Ceylon Ansikte vitt. Bottenfärgen gul på diademet, Emil är prytt med små bitar av spegelglas. Höjd:'31 em. Bredd: 21 cm. [ocr] 1916.9.38 Name and identification of character Kolam mask depicting a princess or a queen, Kumari muna(Sin.), or Devi muna (Sin.). Context This character appears in the story portion in Kolam. Material Wood, Vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography The headpiece is low-cut and in the form of a half-crown. The face is painted in lemon yellow. Lemon yellow is also the base colour of the half-crown, which is studded with glass pieces to cover the gaps. The half-crown is sculpted in the round. Comments on the Umlauff Catalogue The identification of the character as ¿Kumarea Devi (Prinzessin)¿ is confusing. Devi means queen, not princess. 2000 03 13 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 1916.09.0038 1916.9.38 Name and identification of character Kolam mask depicting a princess or a queen, Kumari muna(Sin.), or Devi muna (Sin.). Context This character appears in the story portion in Kolam. Material Wood, Vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography The headpiece is low-cut and in the form of a half-crown. The face is painted in lemon yellow. Lemon yellow is also the base colour of the half-crown, which is studded with glass pieces to cover the gaps. The half-crown is sculpted in the round. Comments on the Umlauff Catalogue The identification of the character as ¿Kumarea Devi (Prinzessin)¿ is confusing. Devi means queen, not princess. 2000 03 13 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 1916.09.0038 Sri Lanka Ceylon