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Gul mask. Nos mer björnliknande. oron och bladformat ornament saknas. Längd: 29 cm. Höjd: 21 cm. [ocr] Mask, singhya kolan. Sri Lanka Ceylon 1916.9.189 Name and identification of character A lion, simhaya (Sin.). Context The lion is an animal character in a solo dance in Kolam. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Nux vomica). Iconography The mask displays characteristics of both a bear and a lion. The snout is that of a bear. The head-piece is missing. The slot on the top of the head is meant for fixing the head-piece. The face is pale and painted in yellow. 2000 06 07 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka Mask, singhya kolan. 1916.09.0189 Sri Lanka Ceylon 1916.9.189 Name and identification of character A lion, simhaya (Sin.). Context The lion is an animal character in a solo dance in Kolam. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Nux vomica). Iconography The mask displays characteristics of both a bear and a lion. The snout is that of a bear. The head-piece is missing. The slot on the top of the head is meant for fixing the head-piece. The face is pale and painted in yellow. 2000 06 07 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 1916.09.0189