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Mask, nani kolan. Sri Lanka Ceylon Långt, spetsigt djurhuvud av rödbrun färg, utan öron. Längd: 23 cm. Bredd: 15 cm. [ocr] 1916.9.181 Name and identification of character A jackal or a fox, nariya (Sin.). Context An animal character in the story of king Maname, Maname Khatava (Sin.) (Vide Preface). Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography A hollowed animal mask consisting of a long snout. The face is reddish brown. The mouth is closed. The representation of the animal is stylised, e.g. the eyes are decorative. These are semi-circular with a decorative border. Whiskers have been delicately painted. There is a deep cut slot underneath the lower part of the snout. It is very likely that this slot serves the purpose of fixing the mask to a pole. There are no ears. Comments on the Umlauff Catalogue The term ¿nariya¿ has wrongly been transliterated as ¿nani¿, which is phonetically incorrect. 2000 05 17 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka 1916.09.0181 1916.9.181 Name and identification of character A jackal or a fox, nariya (Sin.). Context An animal character in the story of king Maname, Maname Khatava (Sin.) (Vide Preface). Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography A hollowed animal mask consisting of a long snout. The face is reddish brown. The mouth is closed. The representation of the animal is stylised, e.g. the eyes are decorative. These are semi-circular with a decorative border. Whiskers have been delicately painted. There is a deep cut slot underneath the lower part of the snout. It is very likely that this slot serves the purpose of fixing the mask to a pole. There are no ears. Comments on the Umlauff Catalogue The term ¿nariya¿ has wrongly been transliterated as ¿nani¿, which is phonetically incorrect. 2000 05 17 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka Mask, nani kolan. 1916.09.0181 Sri Lanka Ceylon