mask

Sri Lanka Ceylon Ansikte rödgult med svarta punkter, -(koppärr?). Ur munnen skjuter två stora tänder fram. Höjd: 21 cm. Bredd: 21 cm. Ceylon [ocr] Mask, game kolame. 1916.9.144 Name and identification of character A village youth of higher rank. Context The story portion in Kolam. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography Small mask with pockmarks in black all over the face. The face is painted in reddish yellow. Sulky eyes with a greyish iris and semi-circular eyebrows. A straight nose with drilled nostrils. A small mouth displaying two teeth in a half-grin. The hair on the head extends downwards on the sides in the shape of sideburns. The ears are separately fitted to the mask. Damages Colour on the forehead and the cheeks has been erased. 2000 03 23 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 1916.09.0144 Mask, game kolame. 1916.9.144 Name and identification of character A village youth of higher rank. Context The story portion in Kolam. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography Small mask with pockmarks in black all over the face. The face is painted in reddish yellow. Sulky eyes with a greyish iris and semi-circular eyebrows. A straight nose with drilled nostrils. A small mouth displaying two teeth in a half-grin. The hair on the head extends downwards on the sides in the shape of sideburns. The ears are separately fitted to the mask. Damages Colour on the forehead and the cheeks has been erased. 2000 03 23 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 1916.09.0144 Sri Lanka Ceylon