figur, docka, puppet

Mask, rugette (dvärg). Massivt huvud av trä. Hals tappformig, har sannolikt varit fästad på en stång. Sidor vita. Framsida röd. 'Baksida företrädesvis orange Turbanduken faller i nacken långt ned på ryggen. Höjd: 26 cm. Bredd: 15 cm. [ocr] 1916.9.29 Name and identification of character The puppet represents a minister, ämati (Sin.). Context This kind of puppet is generally referred to as nul rukadaya (Sin.), meaning string puppet. These are not used in Kolam, but some Kolam artistes are equally proficient in puppeteering. A village by the name of Bogahawatte is the famous puppet centre in southern Sri Lanka. Material Wood, Vel-kaduru (Nux vomica). Iconography The puppet is solid. The puppet figure is not complete without the rest of the limbs such as the hands and legs, and the dress. The head portion is to be fastened to a wooden pole, a part of which is visible. The face of the figure is that of a minister's mask in miniature. Comments on the Umlauff Catalogue This figure is identified as Rugotte in the Umlauff Catalogue, which is a misspelling of the Sinhalese word rukadaya, meaning a puppet figure. 2000 03 01 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka Sri Lanka Ceylon 1916.09.0029 Sri Lanka Ceylon Mask, ruget tea Solid head of wood. Neck’s stuffy, probably attached to a rod. Pages white. Front red. 'Rear preferably orange Turbanduken falls in the neck far down on the back. Height: 26 cm. Width: 15 cm. [ocr] 1916.9.29 Name and and The puppet remit minister, ämati (Sin.). Context This kind of puppet is This to as nul rukadaya These are not used in Kolam, but some Kolam artistes are tried in puppeteering. A A by the name of Bogahawatte is the A et centre in Sri Lanka. Material Wood, Vel-kaduru Iconography The puppet is solid. The puppet is not based on the rest of the limbs, and the dress. The head serving is to be fastened to a wooden pole, a party of visible is. The face of the love that of a minister’s mask in miniature. Comments on the Umlauff Catalogue This This is as Rugotte in the Umlauff Catalogue, This is a misspelling of the Sinhalese word rukadaya, This a puppet This. 2000 03 01 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka Sri Lanka Ceylon 1916.09.0029