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Sri Lanka Ceylon Ansikte köttfärgat. Diadem gult. Blomfodren gröna. Höjd: 28 cm. Bredd: 20 cm. [ocr] 1916.9.57 Name and identification of character Kolam mask depicting a princess, kumariya (Sin.). Context Appears in the story part of Kolam. Material Wood, Vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography Mask with a half-crown, baga-otunna (Sin.). The upper layer is suggestive of either pineapple design, with two leaves as the stalk, or a tassel. The hair is braided and the eyebrows are drawn in soft, thin black semi-circles. The eyes are small and the eyelids are painted in pale yellow. The face is lemon yellow, with rouged cheeks. The mouth is closed. 2000 03 15 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 1916.09.0057 1916.9.57 Name and identification of character Kolam mask depicting a princess, kumariya (Sin.). Context Appears in the story part of Kolam. Material Wood, Vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography Mask with a half-crown, baga-otunna (Sin.). The upper layer is suggestive of either pineapple design, with two leaves as the stalk, or a tassel. The hair is braided and the eyebrows are drawn in soft, thin black semi-circles. The eyes are small and the eyelids are painted in pale yellow. The face is lemon yellow, with rouged cheeks. The mouth is closed. 2000 03 15 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 1916.09.0057 Sri Lanka Ceylon