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Ansikte svartblått, med smal näsa och utstående tänder. Höjd: 21 cm. Bredd: 14 cm. [ocr] 1916.9.173 Name and identification of character A forest-dwelling hunter called Vädda (Sin.), or a demon causing infectious diseases, called Vädi Sanniya (Sin.)(cf. Preface). Context The mask can be used in two contexts: In Kolam and in the Sanni ritual. Sanni masked dancers (who are also Kolam performers) sometimes wear identical masks to represent two or three characters. Material Wood, vel-kaduru (Sin.) (Nux vomica). Iconography The face is elongated and painted in bluish black. The mouth is angular in shape with lips painted in red. The nose is thin and pointed. The forehead is swollen, perhaps presenting some symptoms of the sickness (Sanni). There are no ears. 2000 03 23 Dr. M. H. Goonatilleka Mask, verdi kolan (vilde). Sri Lanka Ceylon Mask, verdi kolan (vilde). 1916.09.0173 Sri Lanka Ceylon Face black blue, with narrow nose and protruding teeth. Height: 21 cm. Width: 14 cm. [ocr] Mask, verdi kolan (wild). Sri Lanka Ceylon 1916.09.0173